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Faces are a favorite attack site of imported fire ants.
Muzzles swell, making breathing difficult, and eyes can swell closed. Stings on the corneas require timely treatment if eyesight is to be restored. In spite of devastating cases, fawns do survive in fire ant infested areas. The potential threat of fire ant injury warrants close observation, but not necessarily intervention. If an uninjured fawn is found in a fire ant infested area, carefully sprinkle a pyrethrum halo around and about 2-ft.