Executive Director Brent Humphries says the species was brought here decades ago and have taken a hold in the Glynmill Pond area.
The Corner Brook Stream Trail Corporation is trying to deal with an invasive species of fire ant but there’s not much they can do. Executive Director Brent Humphries says the species was brought here decades ago and have taken a hold in the Glynmill Pond area. The area has been deemed as “pesticide free” but the ants are spreading. Humphries says they use a non-pesticide in the form of a powder but it doesn’t help because it has no actual chemical pesticide and there are thousands of nests. He has been bitten by red ants many times and says it’s a hurt you won’t soon forget since they have a stinger at the end of their abdomen. Humphries has watched them bite with their mouth and start stinging in a circle, burning like a cigarette burn. He had welts for ten days before they went away. Humphries says this is bigger than just the Corner Brook Stream Trail and is spreading to other parts of the city.
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