Fire Ant Control & Treatment in Florida

Are you looking for fire ant control and treatment in Florida? Fire Ant Specialists has you covered. Since 1993, we have been serving Florida from our base in Marion County, bringing over 30 years of expertise to help you get those fire ants under control.

There is no shortage of DIY treatments out there, and you may have even tried a few. One popular method, suggested by Texas A&M, is to pour massive amounts of water at least 90°F onto the ant mounds. While this might kill some of the ants and temporarily disrupt the colony, it will certainly not solve the problem. 

The same goes for chemicals often marketed as baits– these solutions typically lack the attractants needed to convince the ants that they are food. When they do contain bait, the poison is usually so potent that it kills the worker ants before they can even make it to their queen, the true source of the problem.

Why do I need to get rid of fire ants?

Fire ants are actually more problematic than most Floridians think. While most people are familiar with the excruciating pain associated with their fiery venom, some have experienced life-threatening, even fatal, allergic reactions to fire ant stings.

While these are obvious reasons to keep fire ants off your property, there is another less obvious problem: their extensive tunneling. These underground networks can destabilize the ground, causing damage as serious as collapsing a building. 

Sounds crazy, right? 

That is until you learn that one tunnel system can extend up to 30 feet. With hundreds of thousands of ants in each colony, these massive networks beneath houses, barns, buildings, sidewalks, and parking lots can be devastating.

To make matters worse, their desire to live in the warmest place possible often draws them towards electrical boxes, HVAC systems, well pumps, and the like. If you have never had to deal with ants shorting out your well, be glad, but if you let them take over your property, this can become a very real situation. 

Why choose Fire Ant Specialists?

We take our jobs very seriously at Fire Ant Specialists, and customer satisfaction drives our success. We promise customers a 95% ant-free property with 2 to 3 annual treatments. We also guarantee results that if the ants are not gone in the specified time frame, we will come out to provide spot treatments free of charge. 

At Fire Ant Specialists, our granular bait is thoroughly tested and regulated, making it safe for use around people and animals. In fact, it is so safe that it does not require any reentry time after application. 

We ensure that the bait reaches the colony’s queen using slow-release chemicals. After ingesting it, she becomes infertile and can no longer continue to repopulate her colony. As the worker ants die, the rest die because they no longer deliver food, and there are no new ants from the queen to replace them. The result? Great fire ant control.

If you have been searching for effective fire ant control and treatment in Florida, Fire Ant Specialists is here to help. Click here or call 352-291-2687 to schedule a treatment or request an estimate today.