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Old 10-03-2012, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by justjim View Post
Picked up the hose to water plants and got a couple fire ant bites on my hand. Three days later they look like blisters. Should I bust them with a needle? They have pretty much quit itching but look ugly. You want to look out for them rascals.
Curious. Black or red fire ants? My black fire ant bites were much worse than the red fire ant ones.

I agree with Red do not burst the blisters. They take weeks to heal if you do.