Fire Ants Kill Winter Texan in the RGV

Dog Folks wrote:

jjjandrbaker wrote:

LynnandCarol wrote:
But in Texas (really anywhere) you must always watch where your feet go!

This is so true. Most of us have developed the art of constantly looking at our feet when standing or sitting anywhere fire ants are likely. It is always best to catch it when there are only one or two ants crawling on your shoes, than to wait for a sting. More often than not, a sting is a harbinger of several more to come. Anyone who has done the fire ant "get nekkid quick" dance, learned the hard way to be vigilant. I once stood on the edge of a pond fishing. I had more than 80 stings by the time my dance was over.

Shoulda jumped in the pond. :)

Fire ants will dig in more when sprayed with water....and will form a ball of themselves to survive flooding waters! Don't jump in the water to get rid of fire ants! Here in central Florida we have to poison all the ant hills as soon as we park our RV. The management sprays too so eventually they move their hills (and queen) away from the sites. Their bites are nasty and We don't let our dog lay in the grass, ever.