Complex sentence: Folk wisdom contends that dry grits, scattered where ants will eat them, can be used to kill them by causing them to'explode' as the grits expand inside them, however, laboratory tests on fire ants have shown that grits are an ineffective pesticide.
Split into simpler sentences: Folk wisdom contends that dry grits, scattered where ants will eat them, can be used to kill them by causing them to'explode' as the grits expand inside them. However, laboratory tests on fire ants have shown that grits are an ineffective pesticide.