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Texas 'crazy' ants seizing hives as beekeepers cry emergency

By BY LINDA STEWART BALL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: August 6, 2009 at 4:39 a.m.

Credit: AP
Tom Rasberry photographs Rasberry crazy ants attacking a honeybee hive in Pearland, Texas.

A species of ant that has ruined sewage pumps, fouled computers and made it difficult for homeowners to enjoy their yards has a new target: the honeybee.

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