Yes, there is a way to get rid of fire ants. Turn them into zombies!
No, this isn't a plot line for a George Romero movie. It's actually true.
The phorid fly is a natural predator and originates from the same part of South America where the ants came from.
The flies divebomb the ants and lay their eggs in the ants' brains which turns them into zombies. Eventually their heads fall off.
The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M both have programs to introduce the flies into the fire ants' colonies.
2 comments:
My Aunt Michelle was a controlling, manipulative, bawling bitch. One day, out of the blue, she got nice all of a sudden - but kind of distant. She died soon thereafter. But at least there was a chance to get close. Do we have the phorid fly to thank? I don't remember her head falling off.
OK, I hate fire ants as much as everyone else (I used to live in Florida, after all) but that would be a very awful way to die. It almost seems TOO mean...
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