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Ants test non-violence credo of Buddhist monks

KUALA LUMPUR: Buddhist monks bound by faith in non-violence are grappling with how to rid a Malaysian temple of a severe ant infestation without killing the insects, a devotee said on Monday.

Stinging red ants have plagued the Hong Hock See Temple in northern Penang State for a year. One worshipper was bitten so badly last month that he had to receive hospital treatment, said a volunteer worker.

A disciple tried using a vacuum cleaner to gather up the ants before freeing them in a nearby forest, but the method failed to purge them. — AP

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