Targeted insecticides can be applied to individual mounds to eliminate the queen ant. For widespread infestations, broadcast pesticides offer a broader solution but come with safety precautions.

One reason imported fire ants are so abundant in the United States is that their specific natural enemies, which keep their population levels in check, were left behind in their native South America.

If you’re like me and enjoy going out to work in the garden, you’ve been putting in some hours to get your landscape and vegetable gardens ready for the growing season. If, also like me, you’ve ...

Gardeners preparing summer vegetable gardens may find their plots already teeming with life, but not the kind they would like to see. Fire ants are common in yards, flowerbeds, playgrounds and gardens ...

Fire ant colonies build mounds on the soil’s surface, a sign of their network of underground tunnels. Fire ants sting repeatedly when they feel threatened, making colony removal necessary.

Brown said she gave a fire ant control demonstration to the residents on the “two-step” treatment method, which is the agency’s preferred fire ant control method. The first step involves semi-annual ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Anyone who has spent much time outdoors in East Texas knows the frustration of fire ants. Whether you’re mowing the yard, walking through a hay meadow or checking fences, ...