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Fire ant stings
Fire ant stings on an ankle. Photo by Bart Drees.
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Cicada killers
A pair of cicada killers. For more information on cicada killers and other ground-nesting wasps and bees, check out Dr. Fireant’s Musings on the subject of cicada killers.
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Cicada killer pair
A pair of cicada killers. For more information on cicada killers and other ground-nesting wasps and bees, check out Dr. Fireant’s Musings on the subject of cicada killers.
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Video: Cicada killer, female
Cicada killer female taking off.
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Black fly
For about 2 weeks beginning in mid-April, reports of “gnats” have been received from the Navasota and Bryan/College Station area. Other people have reported mosquitoes that are biting people during the day – particularly around the neck and head, and leaving persistently itchy swollen areas at the site of the bites. The actual culprits have [...]
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Black fly
For about 2 weeks beginning in mid-April, reports of “gnats” have been received from the Navasota and Bryan/College Station area. Other people have reported mosquitoes that are biting people during the day – particularly around the neck and head, and leaving persistently itchy swollen areas at the site of the bites. The actual culprits have [...]
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Fire ants bite and sting
Worker fire ants bite with their chewing mouthparts and inject venom with their stingers aggressively and repeatedly. If you get stung, you may feel burning or tingling at the site. A day or so later, the imported fire ant’s unique venom forms a characteristic white fluid-filled pustule or blister at the sting site. For more [...]
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Fire ant stings
Thousands of fire ants live in just one fire ant nest. If a mound is disturbed, hundreds of ants immediately rush out, climb on whatever disturbed them, including humans, and sting. Read more about fire ant stings and treatment methods at eXtension.org.
