The Texas Parks and Wildlife offers the following indicators following a fire ant attack. Initial pain, burning, and swelling at the sting site. Within 24 hours, a red pustule, or small blister ...

Watch your step, though, or you might become a victim of another sign of the changing seasons: fire ants. As temperatures ... recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step.

You could try pouring boiling water into fire ant mounds. It can work, but be careful not to burn yourself (or anyone else).