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In Michigan, where I live, we don't have the same species of fire ants the south does, but we do have red and black ants that sting, since we had a nest of them in our backyard when growing up. So, technically, we do not have "southern fire ants" in Michigan, but we do have ants that sting and bite, but they are not common.

I have never seen those stinging ants in Michigan since.


I'm from Michigan as well...I never have a problem with ants other than the occasional one of the black carpenter ants or the very tiny red ants. For me, if I get a fire going and setup my sleeping area, by the time I am ready to use it, they have all scurried off. If they don't, a little smoke in the ground area usually drives them off for the night, such as an ashed out log placed on some clear ground near my sleeping bag for a few minutes.
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