Hello All, We are in the process of sending bees to polinate Almonds in California next week. The bees are in Texas. Last year & this year the plan is to lift each pallet. Sweep the bottom of the pallet with a stiff broom and load on a truck and move to a fire ant free pad. Check & sweep the pallet bottoms as they are unloaded on the pad. We are sitting the pallets on a heavy plastic and watching for fire ants before loading on the semi for California. We would be interested in hearing about any other methods migratory beekeepers are using to prevent taking fire ants into California. Bob