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SCantiGOP

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6. I'm all for biodiversity

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 02:49 PM

Aug 2017

But a world without fire ants, mosquitos and roaches would suit me just fine.

I think I recall the old Ogden Nash poem:

God Is great but god makes mistakes;
How else to explain roaches, ants and snakes?

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How fire ants form giant rafts to survive Houston floods [View all] HAB911 Aug 2017 OP

Too bad those cans of charcoal starter are needed for other things Warpy Aug 2017 #1

It would be a good time to syphon them off the water and exterminate them. shraby Aug 2017 #3

They'd never get them all. It would just be satisfying to get some of them. Warpy Aug 2017 #5

I'm all for biodiversity SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #6

Mosquito larvae feed fresh water fish Warpy Aug 2017 #7

Mosquitos kill more people SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #8

Aedes aegypti is expendable, it's the worst of them all Warpy Aug 2017 #9

I know that well SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #11

You've got two viable options Warpy Aug 2017 #12

I spray all exposed skin SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #13

Understood. I reeked of Off when I lived in Mass. Warpy Aug 2017 #14

A couple of drops of Dawn detergent does the trick Xipe Totec Aug 2017 #10

I've seen the pics. Truly amazing. underpants Aug 2017 #2

I actually read about that long ago. Doreen Aug 2017 #4

how do they choose who is on the bottom? nt Javaman Aug 2017 #15

Fire Ants Are Yet Another Hazard in Houstons Flooded Streets Judi Lynn Aug 2017 #16