The Problems Of The Killer Swarm

Many people are scared by insects

Many people are scared by insects. The reasons for their fears are varied. Some of them are scared because of how insects look, of the place they come from, and because they are aware that some insects can hurt them. Like many people, I also have fears for certain insects, especially fire ants. My reason for fearing them is knowledge of the injury they can do to me. My deepest fear is when the insects I'm afraid of show in swarms. In being larger groups, they pose a bigger threat to humans and animals. Once they appear as such, I do pest control.

Pest control is important in your homes and offices. They keep you safe from insects that can inflict pain on you, also death. You will find insects that are more harmful than others in swarms. You have to watch out for them and control their population in your vicinity. These insects are Africanized honey bees, yellow jackets and fire ants.

Africanized honey bees are also known as 'killer bees'. They're extreme aggressiveness is a result of their cross-breeding between African and European honey bees. The cross was made to make them flourish in the tropics. First introduced in Brazil wild in 1957, they have since spread north, populating Argentina and southern United States. The risk they pose is not via their venom, because they are no more venomous compared to regular honey bee, but in their number. When you happen to disrupt their hive, they will not just dispatch a few guard bees after you like regular honey bees do, but a whole army of bees that can number thousands. They will chase you for more than a kilometre and when they get after you, you can suffer from hundreds to thousands of bee stings. The extent of a killer bee army's damage is most often fatal.

You also have to watch out for yellow jackets. Many mistake yellow jackets for bees because they have the same colors. But yellow jackets are in fact a kind of wasp. Unlike bees which can only sting you once, an agitated yellow jacket can sting you many times. You can endure the stings of one yellow jacket unless of course you are allergic to them. But when you encounter a swarm of them you better be very careful. Never disturb their nest or you will rouse the whole hive to action. Yellow jackets are staunch defenders of their nests and will inflict pain to any one who dare threaten their existence.

Among all, I am most afraid of fire ants. One fire ant's bite can be extremely painful and can leave a red welt on your skin for days. Imagine hundreds of fire ants biting you and you cannot fathom the pain you will undergo. This is why they are known as 'fire ants'. The sensation of pain you can get when bitten by them is much like being burned alive. Fire ants thrive in warmer climates. Global warming has assisted their species thrive in places they previously live in shorter periods because of winters. With shorter winters and longer summers in the north, they are able to stay longer there.

When fire ants appear in my house during summer, I immediately phone a professional pest controller to do ant control. While I can do my own part in controlling insect population in my home, I know a pest controller can do a better job at it. If I leave it to myself to do the insect controlling, I can pose injury to myself when dealing with these dangerous insects.

Having 'killer' insects near your home is certainly a larger threat than you can ever imagine. Take note that there have been a lot of instances already reported around the world of people who have fallen (literally) victims to these harmful insects and a lot of them even succumb to their own deaths. Call a professional pest control management immediately to avoid grave outcomes.

by: meggan

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