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Old 6/11/08, 12:57 AM
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Default What do you think this is from?

Dirt in little piles under stucco against foundation. I originally thought it was insects (carpenter ants) but it was dirt/sand not wood/sawdust. Any ideas?
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Old 6/11/08, 1:01 AM
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looks like ants to me Mark



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Old 6/11/08, 10:30 AM
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Ants.



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Old 6/11/08, 11:12 AM
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Dirt in little piles under stucco against foundation. I originally thought it was insects (carpenter ants) but it was dirt/sand not wood/sawdust. Any ideas?
I'm with ants also.



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Old 6/11/08, 11:42 AM
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Dirty ants.
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Old 6/11/08, 12:25 PM
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Mexican ants, they are landscaping! Hola!
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Old 6/13/08, 9:40 AM
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in this part of the country that would most llikely be fire ants
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Old 6/13/08, 9:54 AM
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in this part of the country that would most llikely be fire ants
I have to agree 100%. I see them all the time down here. Actually that colony looks a bit tame compared to others I've seen. I walked into an electrical room in a building I was inspecting a few months back and you almost needed waders it was soo bad. Some of the piles must have been 6 to 8 inches high!



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Old 6/13/08, 11:24 AM
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Mexican ants, they are landscaping! Hola!
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Old 6/17/08, 5:05 PM
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I might guess carpenter ants if thay are wearing little tool belts

Do fire ants come on red trucks with big hoses?



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Old 6/17/08, 6:00 PM
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Yep, and you don't even want to know what piss ants look like.
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