• blackbrook@mander.xyz
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    4 days ago

    Having fire ants in your house seems pretty no bueno. Is this a common hazard in some places?

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Fire ants are not uncommon in the American south, but I don’t know if they’re especially likely to invade homes.

    • StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4 days ago

      Speaking for us living in Alabama, cockroaches, fire ants, and scorpions are the reason most of us happily pay for pest control services.

      • GoodLuckToFriends
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        I know that it’s probably a sign of impending ecological doom, but where I live used to have scorpions coming in all the time. I don’t think I’ve even seen evidence of them outside for close to a decade. I guess I can appreciate the silver lining of the giant mushroom cloud.