The truth about Fire ants and Horned Toads.....

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Posted by Joe III on March 25, 1999 at 22:11:09:

In Reply to: Fire ant concern posted by Kitty on March 25, 1999 at 15:39:27:

: Well, the fire ants have finally cross the border of California. They haven't come to my hometown yet, but I'd like to be prepared.
: For those of you who live in fire ant prone areas, do you have outdoor enclosures? What are some non-toxic methods you use to prevent fire ants from getting into the enclosure?
: Any helpful tips will be appreciated!

: >^..^<

Everyone that reads this can go to any web brouser and look up "fire ants horned toads". You can find a few different sites that will answer your questions.
Fire ants are one of the reasons that there may not be Horned toads living in the wild 10 to 20 years from now. These little buggers (I am not a fan) kill off the harvest ants. Harvest ants are the primary food source for the Horned toad. If a Horned toad eats fire ants it will get sick, it can even die. In 1994 a couple of scientists (Donaldson, Price and Morse) revisited 100 sites where they had documented the presence of both fire ants and horned toads in 1992. Only 48 out of one hundred sites still had horned toads....
I'm sorry about the mini-feud between Gina and I.
Gina..... I apologize for all of the harsh words...... @--`----
Take care all,
Joe III

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Re: The truth about Fire ants and Horned Toads..... BabyHerp 3/25/99 (2)
- Glad you 2 made up....now my 2 cents worth..... Iguanamomma 3/25/99 (1)
  - Speaking specifically about the IMPORTED fire ants.....n/m Iguanamomma 3/26/99 (0)

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: : Well, the fire ants have finally cross the border of California. They haven't come to my hometown yet, but I'd like to be prepared. : : For those of you who live in fire ant prone areas, do you have outdoor enclosures? What are some non-toxic methods you use to prevent fire ants from getting into the enclosure? : : Any helpful tips will be appreciated! : : >^..^< : Everyone that reads this can go to any web brouser and look up "fire ants horned toads". You can find a few different sites that will answer your questions. : Fire ants are one of the reasons that there may not be Horned toads living in the wild 10 to 20 years from now. These little buggers (I am not a fan) kill off the harvest ants. Harvest ants are the primary food source for the Horned toad. If a Horned toad eats fire ants it will get sick, it can even die. In 1994 a couple of scientists (Donaldson, Price and Morse) revisited 100 sites where they had documented the presence of both fire ants and horned toads in 1992. Only 48 out of one hundred sites still had horned toads.... : I'm sorry about the mini-feud between Gina and I. : Gina..... I apologize for all of the harsh words...... @--`---- : Take care all, : Joe III

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