Orkin Exterminator & Termite Control

Fire Ant Treatment

Although the fire ant is not a native species of North America, it has found the climate of the American South especially hospitable. Fire ants have also been found as far west as California and as far north as Maryland.

Fire ants prefer areas that are sunny and warm and landscape should be dry and flat. Fire ants often build mounds made of soil. The mounds are built on top of a network of tunnels that can go down as far as the water table. Tunnels also extend out for several feet and enable the workers to forage unseen. Mounds can be two feet in circumference and 18 inches high, though larger mounds have been documented. These mounds prove inconvenient within an agricultural setting, and there are reports of mounds damaging agricultural equipment.

Because they have no natural predators in the United States, fire ant only enemy appears to be humans. Some dramatic treatment measures have included the use of tobacco and fire, however these are not suggested.  Pest control professionals specifically trained to address infestations administer the most effective treatments of fire ant infestations. Such treatments can include liquid applications around the exterior of the home and property; bait application near the mound, and other professional methods.

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