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Yahoo news reports today that a naturally occuring virus has been discovered that might hold the means of limiting the spread of fire ants. That's great news, especially given where we might go live in a couple of years.
The ants have no natural predators in North America, but quite a few in South America. Scientists are considering if they can import any of those natural predators to the North here...like maybe the phorid fly.
"...the small phorid fly seeks out fire ants and lays its eggs on them. The eggs hatch into tiny maggots that bore into the heads of their host and feed on its brains."
Umm, no...maybe not the phorid fly.
