Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics

By LINDA STEWART BALL, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Biology

"Crazy rasberry ants" are shown Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in Deer Park, Texas. The ants are throwing off the balance of nature as they feast on beneficial insects, researchers say, noting that even the hatchlings of the endangered Attwater Prairie Chicken are at risk from these omnivores. They're invading homes and shorting out electrical boxes and electronics by getting their tiny bodies wedged into the intricate equipment. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

(AP) -- In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers.

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Posted by RoseM 05/15/08 05:17

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regarding the "Ants Swarm Over Houston" story, if you pour uncooked dry grits over the ants, that will kill them. Once the ants eat the grits, the grits will expand inside the ant bustiong it wide open. I tried this when I lived in Florida and had lots of ants in my house and in my yard. Took care of the problem immediately.

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Posted by AngryLabRat 05/19/08 03:02

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Well, that's a different sort of "computer bug"!

As I say in my blog post on this article, I've had ants infest my electronics, too, including a digital alarm clock. Little bastards!

See my blog post at: http://angrylabra...ug.html.