permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

Crystal Powers wrote:
> I have noticed a similar occurance with the large ant hills (~1' tall by
> 1-2' wide) that are in my new pasture.  We are in Zone 5 in East Central
> Nebraska, USA.  We just moved in late last fall, and I noticed all these big
> mounds, probably a least a 100 of them out in my pasture, it wasn't until
> this spring when I saw the ants at work that I figured out what they were.
> Haven't looked up what kind of ant yet: black, 1/2" long, not aggressive.
>
> The grass grows extra thick on top and around these mounds and I figure it
> is similar to what is being seen in the termite mounds.
> ~Crystal

Good to know. Those ants may be fire ants. I'll keep an eye on mine as 
they build new mounds around my fields.
So, fire ants are a mixed blessing but can be a problem in the yard.

LL