New Bug Invasion Threat to Electronic Devices

Category: Bugs / Virus
Posted: May 15, 2008 09:13PM
Author: Nemo

As if we didn't have enough to worry about from Trojans and viruses, now there is a new bug invasion of the living kind in the form of crazy raspberry ants. Crazy because they swarm and don't follow any kind of line like many other ants, and raspberry after the name of an exterminator who first battled the ants back in 2002. The infestation is limited to five counties in Texas and are moving into the Houston area. The little critters are tiny, about the size of a flea, and for some reason show a particular affinity for electronics, and prefer DC current over AC. They've been known to short out motherboards and have been found inside hard drives and laptops. Over the counter sprays seem to be useless and when treated with commercial products, they just pile up their dead and crawl over the bodies to escape contact with the pesticides.