Author: Kent D. Hall, Rodney L. Holloway, John B. Carey and Clifford E. Hoelscher
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Fire Ants and darkling beetles have emerged as major pest problems in the Texas poultry industry, according to poultry operators surveyed in 1996. The survey found that about half of the market broiler producers reported economic losses from fire ants, and 40 percent of poultry producers reported losses from darkling beetles.
