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Terro may refer to: Terro Ant Bait, a brand of pesticide based on borax; Alaaeddine Terro (born 1953), Lebanese politician This page was last edited on 20 ...
Pseudacteon tricuspis was the first species of Pseudacteon fly successfully used as a biological control agent for the imported red fire ant in the US. [2] Imported red fire ant Solenopsis invicta was accidentally introduced into the United States in Alabama in the 1930s. Since then, its populated area has expanded across the country, including ...
Agriculture and domestication are practices undertaken by certain ant species and colonies. These ants use agricultural methods and are known as one of the few animal groups, along with Homo sapiens, to have achieved the level of eusociality necessary to practice agriculture. It is estimated that ants began this practice at least 50 million ...
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Dasymutilla occidentalis (red velvet ant, eastern velvet ant, cow ant or cow killer) [2] [3] [4] is a species of parasitoid wasp that ranges from Connecticut to Kansas in the north and Florida to Texas in the south. Adults are mostly seen in the summer months.
Higher attines, in contrast, live in colonies made of 5–10 million ants that live and work within hundreds of interconnected fungus-bearing chambers in huge subterranean nests. [ 2 ] [ 33 ] Some colonies are so large, they can be seen from satellite photos , measuring up to 600 m 3 (21,000 cu ft).
The worker longhorn crazy ant is about 2.3 to 3.0 mm (0.09 to 0.12 in) long with a brownish-black head, thorax, petiole, and gaster, often with a faint blue iridescence. The body has a few short, whitish bristles and the antennae and limbs are pale brown.
Bug zapper traps may be installed indoors, or outdoors if they are constructed to withstand the effects of weather. However, they are not effective at killing biting insects (female mosquitoes and other insects) outdoors, [4] [5] being much more effective at attracting and killing other harmless and beneficial insects.