Guest guest Posted October 2, 2002 Report Share Posted October 2, 2002 It is true that fire ants are lethal. In South Texas where my Dad had farmed, he once got them nearly all over him. They were up his pants, and he had to take off most of his clothes just to get them off. After that he bought a powdered poison to sprinkle around their ground holes on his farm. People who are not otherwise allergic to insects can have reactions to fire ants. Their bite leaves a puss pocket. If it gets broken a hole is left in your skin. Their bits can leave scars, and if enough get you there may be a fever. Fire ants are bad news and a menace. They are an aggessive, unfriendly insect without any known redeeming value. I have had them all over my legs just walking through grassy areas. Bruce in N.W. Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2002 Report Share Posted October 2, 2002 Yes, and I'll add that they're also feral. They come from either South America or Mexico...I believe South America. They traveled here by cargo and have no known enemies. They kill livestock, deer, pets, etc. Warmly, Allison --- Bruce Jones <brucefjones2001 wrote: > It is true that fire ants are lethal. In South Texas > where my Dad > had farmed, he once got them nearly all over him. > They were up his > pants, and he had to take off most of his clothes > just to get them > off. After that he bought a powdered poison to > sprinkle around > their ground holes on his farm. People who are not > otherwise allergic > to insects can have reactions to fire ants. Their > bite leaves a puss > pocket. If it gets broken a hole is left in your > skin. > Their bits can leave scars, and if enough get you > there may be a > fever. Fire ants are bad news and a menace. They > are an aggessive, > unfriendly insect without any known redeeming value. > I have had them > all over my legs just walking through grassy areas. > Bruce in N.W. Indiana > > > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & http://sbc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2002 Report Share Posted October 2, 2002 Fire ants do have few, very few, good qualities. They eat aphids and other critters, our local winery acutally likes them as it reduces damage to the fruit. If you have house plants with critters on them, you can sit your plant out by a fire ant nest and the offending critters will be removed... so long as they don't infest your pot. There are very few ticks around here as the ants eat them, and scorpions. But, they also eat the Texas Horned Toad, our state frog... baby birds, kittens, deer... The plastic coating off of electric wire causing house fires, get into water utilitiy access holes... basically, while they do a few good things, they are a massive pain in the a@#... For those of you who don't know them, be very very happy. Please don't assume that they are like other domestic ants are the most violent carnivorous mob predators of the insect world that I know of... Genie Bruce Jones wrote:It is true that fire ants are lethal. In South Texas where my Dad had farmed, he once got them nearly all over him. They were up his pants, and he had to take off most of his clothes just to get them off. After that he bought a powdered poison to sprinkle around their ground holes on his farm. People who are not otherwise allergic to insects can have reactions to fire ants. Their bite leaves a puss pocket. If it gets broken a hole is left in your skin. Their bits can leave scars, and if enough get you there may be a fever. Fire ants are bad news and a menace. They are an aggessive, unfriendly insect without any known redeeming value. I have had them all over my legs just walking through grassy areas. Bruce in N.W. Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2002 Report Share Posted October 3, 2002 , genie bottle <geniesflower> wrote: .. Please don't assume that they are like other domestic ants are the most violent carnivorous mob predators of the insect world that I know of... > Genie This is accurate. Fire ants are synonymous with mob violence. They want blood. They are not from South America. They are from outer space. They are not native to Earth. So far I have not seen any of these demons in Indiana. Just in Texas. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2002 Report Share Posted October 3, 2002 Ha-ha! Yep, that about sums it up!! Perhaps they're from another universe entirely?? Warmly, Allison --- Bruce Jones <brucefjones2001 wrote: > , genie bottle > <geniesflower> > wrote: > . Please don't assume that they are like other > domestic ants are the > most violent carnivorous mob predators of the insect > world that I > know of... > > Genie > > This is accurate. Fire ants are synonymous with mob > violence. > They want blood. They are not from South America. > They are from > outer space. They are not native to Earth. > So far I have not seen any of these demons in > Indiana. Just in > Texas. > Bruce > > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & http://sbc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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