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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 37056" data-attributes="member: 1152">It is possible that she's just antsy because she hasn't been able to properly settle in yet? If her den was destroyed, she is essentially back to square one in terms of settling into her new environment. She will need time to settle in again.As for the movements, they may sometimes shake their legs if there is something on them, The symptoms of DKS are quite pronounced once they get going. I wouldn't call it a myth, but I think that it's a symptom and not an actual disease (meaning this loss of coordination and control could be caused by anything from extreme temperatures, pesticide exposure, mold, etc).Here's video of my A. insubtilis exhibiting DKS symptoms.[MEDIA=youtube]aksaRqT6PUc[/MEDIA]I asked my wife, who works in pest control, and said that you could try vacuuming thoroughly first, then wash the floor and area with gentle detergent and water to get rid of the trail that the scouts set. They would then lose their way in. She said you could also bait or use and ant bait station to kill them if that doesn't work. Unless the T were to eat the poisoned ant (which it should not do) it would be fine.</blockquote>