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04-13-2007, 12:08 PM
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We haven't had fire ants in the home, only black ants... which went away easily with a spreader treatment in the yard, some spray on the line going into the house, and some treatment on two mounds. This was last fall - and haven't seen any again... yet.
I have been bitten by fire ants, and that picture is misleading. I think that person must have let their arm get attacked for a long period of time. I have stepped in an area where they jumped on me (not a mound - they were just on a bush or grassy area) and as soon as I felt the first or second bite I got them off. The area itched for some time - but it was nothing NOTHING like that picture. Fire ants are easily avoided, and treated. I consider them more of a nuisance than something to be truely concerned about! 
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04-14-2007, 09:48 AM
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Does the spraying reduce/eliminate scorpions in the house, or are they impervious?
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04-14-2007, 09:59 AM
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Someone may disagree with me, but I have never heard of scorpions IN the house, unless you live out on a ranch somewhere. I don't think they are an issue in most of the planned developments... but I could be wrong.
I have never seen one, and my sister who has been here quite some time (14+ yrs) has never seen one either.
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04-14-2007, 10:13 AM
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We won't be in a planned development-but not way out in hill country, either.
A few acres on the outskirts of Georgetown or Round Rock or Dripping Springs, I think.
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04-14-2007, 10:27 AM
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During the five summers that I stayed with my brother and sister-in-law in Austin so that I could attend graduate school at UT, I never once saw a scorpion.
I did see small scorpions two or three times in or near the bathtub at my grandparents home between Bandera and Kerrville. I don't think anybody was ever stung; I smashed the ones that I found. I don't imagine that scorpions are immune to the insecticide that kills ants and roaches.
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04-14-2007, 10:31 AM
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04-14-2007, 10:34 AM
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The times I've been stung by fireants, I have gotten blisters like what appears in the photo. Of course, I've never been attacked like that. The most number of blisters I've had on my hands were maybe a dozen or so.
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04-14-2007, 10:51 AM
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I think how an individual reacts to fire ant bites varies from person to person, just like with mosquito bites and bee stings. I have heard of people, especially little children, having very adverse reactions to fire ant bites as some people have to bee stings, but I think this is pretty rare.
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04-14-2007, 04:03 PM
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The first 2 were immediately after the house was built and the 3rd maybe in the 2nd year. HAvent seen one in 3 or 4 years though.
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04-14-2007, 04:43 PM
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We live in River Place, and we have seen scorpions. 2 dead outside our house when we moved in, and one live one in our garage a few months back. We back to preserve land, though, and I think our critter quotient is higher than most!
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