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Re: Ants in compost

Shirley,

Actually, fire ants help to keep the flea and tick population down. Granted
they are troublesome in their own right, but they do have a benefit.

Summer

> According to the U.S Dept. of Agriculture, there are absolutely no
> benefits to fire ants.
> These things can produce scars that last for years, they can cause
> allergic reactions in those who are sensitive, and, if sufficient numbers
> attack, can kill a small animal. This has happened to new-born calves
> born in pastures. Also, when it rains, the fire ants can be washed into
> farm ponds, the fish will eat them, and the ant will sting from the
> inside and the fish will die.
> Yes, they eat fleas, but they also eat beneficial insects such as
ladybugs.
> Fire ants are bad, bad, bad---kill'em!
>
> Shirley Lindsey                                 slindsey@datasys.net
> Valdosta, GA
> zone 8
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