also what are the conditions that only they were able to pass
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When did the law pass to allow Pogonomyrmex occidentalis to cross state borders?
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Posted January 20 2021 - 11:05 AM
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Posted January 20 2021 - 11:06 AM
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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Posted January 20 2021 - 11:27 AM
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wasnt it august 2019?
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Posted January 20 2021 - 11:31 AM
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this is interesting to think about. And yes, why did they allow only this specific species, but not any others in the genus?
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Posted January 20 2021 - 11:38 AM
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this is interesting to think about. And yes, why did they allow only this specific species, but not any others in the genus?
i has to do with if its native to other states
1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers
1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)
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Posted January 20 2021 - 11:43 AM
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I think a big part of it was that this species’ workers have been shipped for decades for the Uncle Milton farms.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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Posted January 20 2021 - 11:59 AM
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I think a big part of it was that this species’ workers have been shipped for decades for the Uncle Milton farms.
makes complete sense.
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Posted January 20 2021 - 8:22 PM
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The main reason why ants are restricted in the first place is because they are considered to be "plant pests". Since the regulation is handled by the US Department of Agriculture, their main worry is exotic ants destroying crops, which we see occur primarily with S. invicta, who may cause up to 1.1 billion dollars in crop losses annually. However, with Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, it has been proven that plants in areas with P. occidentalis actually do better than areas without them due to their seed harvesting nature. For this reason, as well as pressure from the Uncle Milton corporation, P. occidentalis were deemed to not be a plant pest and therefore no longer have restricted interstate transport.
The issue with this evaluation is that it makes no sense. I could list hundreds of species native to the United States that are not plant pests. The idea of creating a whitelist of species, especially one species at a time, is in my opinion tedious and ineffective. Instead the USDA should put the effort into creating a blacklist of actual plant pest species, and deregulate interstate movement of the rest.
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Posted January 21 2021 - 5:40 AM
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plant pests and stuff (i can't swear and its bothering me, man)
if only the government cared about us ant keepers
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Posted January 21 2021 - 6:10 AM
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wasnt it august 2019?
Yes, I remember it well. It was a very joyous time for the ant keeping community.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
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