Shallowminded14 said:

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I thought I was the only lunatic that looked forward to popping ant bites.

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lol, had the same thought myself! Most of the time I get to pop mine twice.

Colonel A. 1976 said:

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What a bunch of whimps...kill fire ant get back to business

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I tried that but the closed throat and blacking out from a lack of oxygen make it hard to get the lines straight with the mower.

The Green Dragon said:

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Love to pop em!

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My wife has a blast popping mine a couple days after I get torn up!

If you have fire ants amd have a riding mower of some sort, mix up a bottle of bifen xts and spray the mound after you run it over with the mower. The mound will be dead in a matter of hours. I've probably killed 200 mounds with that practice. I actually really enjoy killing them. Everyone in my family, especially my wife, is wildly allergic.

one safe place said:

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Colonel A. 1976 said:

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What a bunch of whimps...kill fire ant get back to business

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Same kind of folks who would cut a couple of toes off with a chainsaw and just have to go to the doctor. Put the things in a jar for a souvenir and go right back to work dammit. Hell, was hauling hay in 103-degree heat, and I got struck by a diamondback rattler. Thing was huge and hit me so hard it buried so deep in my calf I had to use a nail bar to pry his head off me. I just looked at him and said "that the best you got you *******?" and cut his head off with a pocketknife. I will admit I stopped long enough to get a drink of water, though I felt like a sissy for doing so.

But fire ants? Come on guys.

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Sting kill / sting relief wipes help. Not perfect but numbs it for a little. I don't use them for ant bites but do when my kids got mosquito or bee/wasp stings. Easy to keep on you

This thread is wild! I swear I'm not trying to come off as the internet tough guy, but I have never considered (nor have I known anyone who has considered) treating/medicating ant bites of any kind. I honestly thought the only option was to do the fire ants dance, wipe them off, laugh about it, and move on.

Disclaimer: growing up in SETX, fire ants were an unavoidable part of every day life outside.

Chiggers is what drives me crazy. Little unseen b......ds.

I always used heat to break down the proteins that cause the itching - like the side of a ceramic coffee cup

I've never treated them and enjoy popping the blisters.

What I want to know is do the little *******s have some sort of signal so that they all bite at the same time? I was playing in a golf tournament and stopped to take a piss. Mid piss they gave the command to attack and there was nothing I could do but finish the task at hand. Once that was done I ripped off my shoe and sock so I could scrape the little devils off my foot. It seems like the first ones wait until all of their buddies are on board and then they signal that it is time to sting.

Grandfather used to pour gasoline on our hands or feet when we got into them. Worked pretty well to numb the pain for the rest of the afternoon but after you got out the shower that evening it didn't seem to help

Timely article I read the other day…

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/27/fire-ant-death-georgia-mother/70359915007/

This 30 y/o article sums it up.....

They don't bother me much it seems. When I do get the little pustules I pop them and put rubbing alcohol or hand-sanitizer on them to dry them out and kill the itch. Burns like a mofo for a bit but better than the annoying itch.

Ol_Ag_02 said:

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Colonel A. 1976 said:

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What a bunch of whimps...kill fire ant get back to business

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I tried that but the closed throat and blacking out from a lack of oxygen make it hard to get the lines straight with the mower.

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You get a pass...

GSS said:

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This 30 y/o article sums it up.....

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It causes them to complain about them anyway

Anyone solve the way to neutralize chigger bites. Those are the worst.

combustion artist said:

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Anyone solve the way to neutralize chigger bites. Those are the worst.

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Steroid shot.

Sting Ease. Or go in a chlorinated pool or salt water for about 45 mins. Solved END THREAD.

Regular white colgate toothpaste. Put a dot on it. Helps somehow.

I had no idea fire ants "stung". I always thought it was their pincher/mouth that caused the bite.
The fact they sting out their ass makes it way worse

Our bedroom is on an exterior wall and there are fire ants in our room this evening. Not hitting them hard enough with the bifen xts I assume. They'll be getting hammered in the morning.

WD40 - You can basically use this stuff for everything.

Curse.
Squash the *******s.
Grab foaming wasp killer, a stick, and your preferred bait/powder.
Stir their mound and spray it.
Smile as the mound writhes with neurotoxin.
Sprinkle poison around what remains.

A day later, pop the blisters and use the reminder to reapply poison and hunt for other mounds to kill.