AnotherMan-Made Ant Pest

摘要

Researchers from Purdue University say odorous house ants have adapted well to urban and industrial settings. Too, OHAs are representative of many, if not all, of the new species that we see "popping up" in urban settings.More and more ant species are becoming pests of structures. It seems a new species is "popping out of the woodwork" every year — whether it's the odorous house ant (OHA), the tawny crazy ant (also known as the Rasberry crazy ant), the ghost ant, the white-footed ant, etc. Is this phenomenon a result of urban sprawl (man invading the ant's natural habitat), invasion by foreign ant species, "global warming" or some combination of factors? Probably the latter!