Master Gardeners: Texas leaf cutting ants are amazing, force to be reckoned with

Nothing is worse than the dreaded fire ant, unless you have met the Texas leaf cutting ant in full force on your own property. It's a force to be r...

September 1, 2022
2:58 PM

Nothing is worse than the dreaded fire ant, unless you have met the Texas leaf cutting ant in full force on your own property. It's a force to be reckoned with.DamageTexas leaf cutting ants, officially Atta texana, aka town ant, parasol ant or cut ant, are seen in great numbers following trails while carrying leaf fragments high over their bodies. If they only took a few leaves, we could live with them; but that's not their mode of operation. Their quick demolition of my beloved daylilies prompted diligent research and a fierce battle.