Got to know fire ants this weekend.. they invaded our house.. turns out you have to be really careful when you clean them up, or you get bit, hurts more and longer than a bee sting. Took just one on the knuckle to teach me a lesson My first attempt at peppermint soap was not enough.. then I used my lovely homemade mosquito repellant (oil, lavender, eucalyptus, lemongrass), and it sort of worked, and then I pulled out the big guns... full on vinegar mop of floors and drowned the crevices they came out of.. that did the trick.
then we were walking around campus for the first big game at A&M and Finn walked across the grass.. Bruce and I always wondered why people here don't seem to cut across the grass.. unfortunately it was Finn who had to learn that lesson.. he got bit by two ants in his crocs.. a quick wash of water (all I had and Finn was not ok with some pee on his feet which would have probably worked better).. and lots of hydrocortisone.. and he finally stopped crying about 10 minutes later.
What made me write all this down was the pesky little ant on my desk of this 4th floor office at A&M.. they are everywhere. Although not all of them are fire ants, but I will not be taking any chances.. Fire ants are tiny ones, with a nasty bite.
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