Free Yourself from Fire Ants

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Free yourself from fire ants

• Make Fire Ants Flee From Your Abode

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Fire ants VS Humans

• Wondering why you should care about fire ants?
  Theyre not only a nuisance to your property, but
  they can do some damage to you, too.
• When fire ants sting humans, we feel a sting.
  The sting feels like getting burnt by fire. Hence
  the name, fire ant. The effects of the sting can
  be mild to deadly. Sensitive people can actually
  die from fire ant attacks because of the power of
  the venom.

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Fire ant venom symptoms

• Once stung a bump will likely form and will be
  accompanied by pain and/or irritation.
• Eventually a white pistule will be seen. If left
  alone it will go away without becoming infected.

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Understanding Fire Ants

• The body of a fire ant consists of 3 sections.
  The head, the thorax, and the abdomen. They have
  3 sets of legs and one set of antennae.
• The worker ants are black or red. They vary in
  size from 2 mm to 6 mm.

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Fire ant behaviors

• Fire ant colonies usually will build large mounds
  in open areas. They eat plants, seeds and
  crickets. Fire ants also will attack and kill
  small animals.
• They bite in order to get a grip on their prey
  and then sting from their abdomen. When they
  sting they inject a toxic alkaloid venom which is
  called Solenopsin.

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Fire ant roles

• Each ant has a role to play within the colony.
• -Queen The queen is typically the largest of the
  fire ants in the colony. They can live for 6 to 7
  years. The queens main job is to reproduce. She
  can layup to 3,500 eggs each day.
• -Males Also known as drones, these ants job is
  to mate with the queen. Immediately after they
  mate, they die.
• -Other Roles Workers take care of the eggs,
  larvae and pupae, clean the nest and find the
  food. Soldier ants are larger than the other
  ants, as well as more powerful.

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Managing fire ants
Dealing with fire ants at your house? You
actually have a few options.

• -You can try pouring hot water on the fire ant
  mounds in your yard, but be careful!
• -You can also try pouring citrus oil and a soap
  solution on the mounds.
• -There are some DIY sprays at the hardware store,
  but be cautious. Theyre not as effective as
  youll be lead to be believe.

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