06-23-2016, 07:11 PM
terracore: the fire ants referred to in that article are the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (species in Solenopsis are really the only ones that should be called fire ants). FWIW, we also have the yellow crazy ant here (Anoplolepis gracilipes), also known as the long-legged ant, which is completely different from the tawny crazy ant in that story.
ericlp: are you sure those are LFA? They generally aren't attracted to coffee or things with sugar in them; they come to protein, which is why the ant lab people use peanut butter as bait. The easiest way to tell them is that they move very slowly; we have other small yellow-brown ants here, but like most ants those other ones run quickly.
ericlp: are you sure those are LFA? They generally aren't attracted to coffee or things with sugar in them; they come to protein, which is why the ant lab people use peanut butter as bait. The easiest way to tell them is that they move very slowly; we have other small yellow-brown ants here, but like most ants those other ones run quickly.