Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 09:04:17 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Rob (Robert) Hilton" Subject: Re: Fire Ant alert In-Reply-To: <200005311255.IAA14384@umd5.umd.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Gail, Can you tell us where in Maryland these Fire Ants were found? Thanks, Rob Hilton robert@csa.com Bethesda, Md. At 08:49 AM 5/31/00 EDT, you wrote: >Okay -- just when you thought it was safe to back into the ...fields... > >I received a notice from MD Dept. of Ag that several nests of the dreaded >Fire Ant (bane of birders in southern states) have been found in Maryland. >It appears that in some protected conditions these introduced ants can >survive our winters. MDA thinks that these ants have been introduced into the >state with nursery (plant) stock from southern areas where they are common. > >Probably all of us who have birded in the south can recognize a fire ant >nest. (If you are unsure, stand back and poke it with a long stick -- if a >hoard of tiny, angry little red jobs come out and start to eat you alive, >you have found them!) If you see one, MDA asks that you contact them at >410-841-5920. > >Just another little natural hazard to watch out for....! > >Gail Mackiernan > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================