On Wed, 20 Sep 1995, BusyKnight wrote:
 
>
> All Bee List,
>    I agree with Allen, all my comments were in regard to FIRE ANTS. In Texas
> they are a small red ant and once you've experienced a fire ant mound you'll
> remember exactly what they are!  The Logic/Award DOES NOT harm other native
> ants as far as I can tell.  For example, I continue to have what we call a
> "sugar ant" in my yard (year 'round).  It is a small native black ant that
> seems to do no harm to the bee hives.
>    Standing in/on a fire ant mount reminds me of a joke: The customer of a
> blacksmith wondered into his shop one day and was pokin' around looking at
> stuff and handling everything!  When the nosey fellow pickup a hot houseshoe
> and immediately tossed it back down, the blacksmith said, "Ah, burned ya
> didn't it?"  And the coustomer said, "No it doesn't take me long to look at
> a horseshoe."  Well if you've experienced fire ants, it won't take you long
> to see enough!  They do have one redeming value, they can really do a job on
> wax moth invested frames (the wax moths, larve, etc don't stand a chance).
>
 
Ah yes! I spent three months a Lackland AFB, I remember the fire ants well!!!
 
 
Pete, NJ
 
 
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