Pesticides make Argentine ants go crazy, sending them roaming or clustering before workers die

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Don't assume an uptick in ant activity after setting out pesticide traps means the treatment failed. New UC Riverside research shows their behavior changes as chemicals make their way through a colony.

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01Don't assume an uptick in ant activity after setting out pesticide traps means the treatment failed.
02New UC Riverside research shows their behavior changes as chemicals make their way through a colony.

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