Art,
Ants may work in other countries and fire ants may work in Florida but up
here in Maine you better figure out some way of holding them down so a 30 lb
racoon does not haul them off as soon as the start to smell a little ripe.
Beth
-----Original Message-----
From: MR ART WEIL <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 7:43 PM
Subject: [CONCH-L] Question Man Meets Foo Manchu
 
 
>Hi;-
>  New question: I've heard a good bit about leaving shells out to be
>cleaned by ants. Sounds both good an thorough. BUT---are there some
>areas where ants are better cleaners than others? Are there some
>times of the year when ants clean better than other times? Are there
>some species of ants that do a better job of cleaning than other ants?
> Does dropping a bit of other food in the shell mouth help attract
>ants?
>    QM
>