It’s a great feeling when you get a new car. The new smell, the way it drives, the features, the ants….wait, THE ANTS?!?! Luckily, ants don’t usually come standard with a car purchase. But for Josh Wise, that MAY have just been the case.
Josh’s truck, that he uses for his landscaping business, has been taken over by ghost ants. Ghost ants are extremely small ants (1.3-1.5mm long) that reproduce in high numbers. This species of ant is found in Florida and is the first documented case in Georgia. Although Josh purchased his truck here in Georgia, the Georgia dealership had originally purchased the truck from a dealership in Florida…hmmm.
Were the ants already in the truck when it came from Florida? Did the ants invade in Georgia? Did they come from plants that were put in his truck?
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For more information on ghost ants visit University of Florida IFAS