HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Canada — Halifax recently held a briefing on how residents can protect themselves from fire ants insects, which have appeared in New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario as well.
In an article on CBCNews.ca, Don McCarthy, Braemar Pest Control, said ever since the insect was identified as the European fire ant last year, he's been getting more calls to get rid of them. "They're a little tougher to treat than the usual ants. They don't seem to like the baits that we have and therefore we've had to go to probing. We're actually trying to hit the nest," McCarthy said.
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Source: http://www.cbc.ca
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