The bad news is they have spread as far North as Tenn with no known natural
predator. They weren't my ants - my herd is back home in Sarasota. Most
of us Southerners take a good look where we set up camp to make sure we
don't have fire ants. So we take up the good places and leave the fire
ants to the Yanks. (hee hee).
>has anyone out there had experience with fire ant bites on horses.
>Came back from florida and poor Khasun has over 100 holes in him.
>they were red and scabby for about a week, now just hair holes. but I
>am picking off small scabs where he was not clipped, they seem tender
>and could be bites or fungus, I'm not sure. Heard that there was
>something that would help them heal but Vermont vets are clueless.
>Hey, Truman, they were your ants, wanna comment?
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The race is not always to the swift, but to those that keep running.
Truman and Mystic "The Horse from HELL" Storm
and Danson "The Demon in Training" Flame
prevatt@lds.loral.com - Sarasota, Florida
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