Face yes fire ants many times can be the culprit.
Get some insecticidal ear tags for cattle and stick them in problem areas like the control and fuse boxes.
Feed stores around here sell single tags just for that purpose.
This time fire ants were not the cause.
The bladder burst in the pressure tank causing the pump to cycle on and off.
And eventually blew the pump circuit breaker.
Tex was in his own pen this morning.
I switched some gate latches and added a bungee.
So all is well for the moment.
Everyone have a thoroughly good Thursday.