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Re: Ants - Good insects or Bad

Robert and Monica Tittle wrote:
> 
> At 04:10 PM 6/1/98 -0400, Smith, Sue wrote:
> >I have an ant colony in a place where I would like to plant a raspberry
> bush.  I hate to destroy an insect if it is doing a good things for my
> plants.   But if there is little benefit to having the ants around, I'd
> rather have my bush.   Would it just be better to find another place for my
> bush?
> >
> >
> Ants are an introduced species that has no predators here in North America

I beg your pardon.  This is completely incorrect.  There are dozens of
species of the family Formicidae (ants) native to North America.  There
are even seven subfamilies in the U.S. alone, of which Myrmicinae and
Formicinae contain 5/8 of the species.

Steve  (Maritime...)


> (other than people that is).  They are evil and serve no purpose whatsoever
> other than stinging you repeatedly and chewing up the roots of my roses.
> 
> *ahem*
> 
> I'd pick the bush over the ants any day!
> 
> Monica  hstrynut@sonet.net
> ICQ #2120658
> Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Teach him to use the 'net and
> he'll leave you alone for weeks!
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