Fire Ant Treatment in Arcadia, FL

Doing some research about fire ant treatment in Arcadia, FL? Look no further. Fire Ant Specialists has more than three decades of experience in this field. The top pest has met its match in us. 

The truth is sunburn and fire ant attacks are the most common hazards in the Sunshine State, but both are preventable. With a little sunblock and assistance from Fire Ant Specialists, you can enjoy the serenity of your backyard again. 

Located in Marion County, we offer service to central and northern Florida. Working with our sister companies, we provide complete coverage to quarantined areas, treating up to 1000 acres daily.

An Unpleasant Pest

If you have never experienced a fire ant sting, consider yourself lucky. As you’ve likely discovered, living in Florida, fire ants are prevalent pests throughout the state. Typically, bugs in places you don’t want them to be are mildly irritating. However, with fire ants, it’s much worse; these bugs hurt. Fire ants bite down with their strong mandibles, moving in a circular motion as they sting repeatedly.

Fire ants have a unique toxin, which is injected during each bite. The venomous substance causes burning, itching, and a painful pustule that can last more than a week. If that wasn’t bad enough, some people are allergic to this toxin and can experience severe reactions, including anaphylaxis. In some rare cases, these stings can be fatal.

We really can’t think of anything good about these invasive creatures…

Fire Ants Move When They Want

Red imported fire ants have no significant natural predators. Most birds and mammals have learned to steer clear of them, associating their painful stings with danger. Meanwhile, these constant builders are always creating larger colonies and spreading themselves. 

It’s possible to have 300 mounds in one acre of land. This means having hundreds of thousands of ants in that location is also possible. That’s hundreds of thousands of pests with the ability to sting repeatedly and en masse. It’s pretty easy to understand why nothing messes with them, and they only move when they want to.

This is what makes Fire Ant Specialists’ treatment methodology effective. We target the queen by utilizing regulated, pet and people-safe, granular bait. Worker ants take the slow-release bait to the queen, who is sterilized when she eats it. Because worker ants only live for about a month, the now-sterilized queen cannot replace them, lessening their ability to feed the colony and the queen and gradually depleting their numbers. 

With 2-3 treatments annually, Fire Ant Specialists provides you with 95% ant-free property. We also guarantee results if treatment isn’t effective within the given time frame, we will spot-treat your property for free. We are that confident in our product and expertise and that devoted to your satisfaction and safety.

Effective fire ant treatment in Arcadia, FL, is readily available. Fire Ant Specialists is waiting to help. Click here or call 352-291-2687 to request an estimate or schedule a treatment.