Fire Ants, they seem to stalk me in my garden. They love to wait until I’m totally at one with my plants then hit me as soon as they have the right numbers ready to bite. Usually this means anywhere from 10 to 20 bites typically. That bad part is some of us react pretty badly to fire ant bites. Some people even require medical attention or have to carry around an epipen just like they would for a bee sting. These tiny, biting, red armies don’t draw the line at people. Your pet can fall victim of their surprise attacks. Usually in the form of bites to the nose that make little Rover’s nose and face swell like an overfilled balloon. For most people and pets a little Benadryl and you should be good to return to normal duties. 

Carpenter Bees have no respect of anything made of wood. Not your prized deck, the dogs house, your storage building, or even your double mortgaged house get a carpenter bees second thought. They will bore hole after hole depositing their larvae in them as they go. At least they are loyal. They like you and your things so much they will return year after year at the same time, determined to change everything wooden in your life into something resembling a block of Swiss cheese. 

Mosquitoes, otherwise known as the official bird of South Carolina, would love for you to lay in your hammock and try to relax. He’ll even inject a little pain blocker before he begins to drain every last drop of blood, like Dracula in one of those black & white classics hosted by Vincent Price. It’s never just one though, they will lie in wait and pull up on you like a blood donation bus filled with nurses ready to syphon off every pint they can get. You won’t even get a cup of orange juice or a cookie though. They’ll just fly off fat and happy waiting for their next victim.