http://slugabug.com – You have no doubt heard about fire ants, but you may be wondering just why you should care about them? Fire ants are a big problem. They can not only be a nuisance to your property, but they can do some damage to you too with their stings. Their sting feels like getting burnt by fire, hence their name. So how do you deal with fire ants? Well, there are a few different options. But the best one is to contact Slug-A-Bug spider pest control experts in Brevard County for 3 decades.

1. Make Fire
Ants Flee
From Your
Abode
FREE YOURSELF FROM
FIRE ANTS

2. FIRE ANTS VS HUMANS
Wonder ing why you should
care about fi re ants? T h ey ’ r e
not only a nuisance to your
proper ty, but they can do
some damage to you, too.
When fi re ants st ing
humans, we feel a st ing.
The st ing feels l ike get t ing
burnt by fi re. Hence the
name, fi re ant . The ef fects
of the st ing can be mi ld to
deadly. Sensi t ive people can
actual ly die from fi re ant
at tacks because of the
power of the venom.

3. FIRE ANT VENOM SYMPTOMS
Once stung a bump wi l l
l ikely form and wi l l be
accompanied by pain
and/or i r r i tation.
Eventual ly a whi te pistule
wi l l be seen. I f lef t alone i t
wi l l go away wi thout
becoming infected.

4. UNDERSTANDING FIRE ANTS
The body of a fi re ant
consists of 3 sect ions. 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 var y in size
from 2 mm to 6 mm.

5. FIRE ANT BEHAVIORS
Fi re ant colonies usual ly
wi l l bui ld large mounds in
open areas. They eat
plants, seeds and cr ickets.
Fi re ants also wi l l at tack
and ki l l smal l animals.
They bi te in order to get a
gr ip on thei r prey and then
st ing f rom thei r abdomen.
When they st ing they inject
a toxic alkaloid venom
which is cal led Solenopsin.

6. FIRE ANT ROLES
Each ant has a role to play wi thin the colony.
-Queen: The queen is typical ly the largest of the fi re ants in the
c o l o ny. T h ey c a n l i v e f o r 6 to 7 ye a r s . T h e q u e e n ’ s ma i n j o b i s to
reproduce. She can layup to 3,500 eggs each day.
-Males: Also known as drones, these ants job is to mate wi th the
queen. Immediately af ter they mate, they die.
-Other Roles: Workers take care of the eggs, lar vae and pupae, clean
the nest and find the food. Soldier ants are larger than the other ants,
as wel l as more power ful .

7. MANAGING FIRE ANTS
Deal ing with fire ants at your house? You actually have a few
options.
-You can t r y pour ing hot water on
the fi re ant mounds in your yard,
but be careful !
-You can also t r y pour ing ci t rus
oi l and a soap solut ion on the
mounds.
-There are some DIY sprays at
the hardware store, but be
c a u t i o u s . T h ey ’ r e n o t a s e f f e c t i v e
a s yo u ’ l l b e l e a d to b e b e l i e v e .

8. THE BETTER OPTION
The largest independently owned pest control company in
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