Ant-loving Germany promotes bug relocation..there is actually a good reason for this

[MORTARDUDE]

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Ant-loving Germany promotes bug relocation

April 29 2003 at 11:39AM



Berlin - Germans are known for their love of animals and these sentiments have now been extended to ants, said one of the country's 85 officially recognised Ant Protection Officers in an interview on Tuesday.

"People with an ant hill in their garden must under no circumstances resort to the use of poison," said Ant Officer Dieter Kraemer in an interview.

This was a violation of federal nature protection laws and punishable with hefty fines, Kraemer warned.

Instead, those who want to get rid of pesky ants should call the state forestry office and apply to have ant hills dug up and moved to a local forest, he said.

30 percent of Germany is still covered by forests
This is not as outlandish as it may sound.

Ants are highly valued by German foresters for eating insects that attack trees. A high ant population can prevent costly woodland spraying aimed at pests such as the Nun moth, which attacks pines and other conifers.

Although Germany is densely populated, about 30 percent of the country is still covered by forests which are intensively managed to provide timber. - Sapa-DPA

[Jerry D]

They (the Germans) can have all of my Fire Ants here in Georgia. we go thru containers of poison to control there hills from taking over the Yard and Garden ...

[Rebelwitho]

I'll send them all the fire ants they want Mississippi is full of them. we spray, we pour, we sprinkle all kinds of fire ant bait and they still keep coming.

Rebel