@briankrebs ~ I take it that this isn't an allegory for some new malware, and that you are arguing with real live insect swarmbots. If so, you might try sneaking up on them in the dark with a can of insecticide - surface spray, just to be sure. If that doesn't work, the next night spray them in their slumber with high-vis fluorescent paint, and you and Fido will at least find them easier to track in daylight.