Peter did some sounds recording of bees today at VanDusen Gardens while I took photos. An area that is rich with ground-nesting bees has been invaded by fire ants. They can quickly take over an area of ground with their large nests. I hope the fire ants will not be a threat to the beautiful ground nesting bees near Alma VanDusen meadow. Ditto for the treatment to get rid of the fire ants.
I wonder the same myself. Other than their larger numbers, they are pretty similar to native Myrmica, so I think they will not be too bad for the bees.
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