Connie with Pepedogs trainer Bun Montgomery search for the conehead termite,… (Taimy Alvarez, Sun Sentinel )
The newest weapon in South Florida's war against termites scampered through a field of knee-high grass, her tail wagging in excitement.
A termite-sniffing, mixed-breed dog named Connie went into action for the first time in a section of Dania Beach that represents the only U.S. foothold of an unusually damaging Caribbean species called the conehead termite. The Florida Department of Agriculture fears the conehead could spread beyond its square-mile range and chew its way through Florida's houses, garages and condominiums — and it's counting on Connie to help stop it.
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