Fire Ant Treatment in Belleview, FL

Finding effective fire ant treatment in Belleview, FL, is as simple as calling Fire Ant Specialists. We have been in this industry for more than 30 years. Our customer service is exceptional, and our products are masterful.

Back in 1993, Jim and Debbie Stine started a comprehensive pest control company. It only took a short time for them to realize that a focused effort would be more lucrative and beneficial. Fire Ant Specialists was born, with its home office in Ocala, FL.

In 2019, their nephew, Gary Moore, took over the daily operations. Other members of the family serve in additional staff and technician roles. Fire Ant Specialists is a family-owned and run business. We are here to serve you.

Getting to Know the Enemy

Calling fire ants the enemy may seem a bit over the top or dramatic to you, but that’s probably because you don’t have all your ant facts. Let our specialists share some with you.

The first step in winning a war is to know your enemy. Solenopsis invicta, red imported fire ants, became the enemy in the 1930s when they invaded our country from South America. They entered via a cargo ship at the Port of Mobile. For nearly 100 years, they have menaced the Southeastern U.S. and California.

Yes, their stings and bites are painful. But did you know that, to some people and animals, they are deadly? Fire ants can kill people who are allergic with one bite, or they can gang up on something and sting, en masse, repeatedly, until the toxins overwhelm the creature.

But their stings aren’t the only danger they carry. Because their colonies can be 25 feet beneath the surface, when they build under structures, they open up the possibility of cave-ins, which could cause a building to collapse. We’ve seen it with parking lots, too.

Let us not forget that these entities also appreciate warm, damp locations. That is why they are frequently found in HVAC systems or in well-pump houses.

Not only do you risk getting stung every time you go to work on these things, but you risk electrical shorts and even fires. The ants like the warmth of the wires and end up getting fried. That means your equipment gets fried, too.

Fighting the Enemy

With a greater understanding of the dangers created by red imported fire ants, we’d like to share our battle plans with you. We understand that you might want to try to fight the war alone. We’ve tried all the approaches and would prefer to save you time and money.

Buying the “baits” at the hardware store or garden center may seem like a cost-saving effort. And if your desire is to kill 20,000 ants (a guesstimate), then they may be fine. There will still be potentially 480,000 ants in the colony you think you’re ridding yourself of.

Store-bought “baits” are kill-on-contact chemicals. They will only injure the ant that touches them. Not every ant is on the surface. Surface-level war will never take out the enemy.

Our specially formulated treatment will have the workers bringing it to the queen. Once she ingests our granules, she becomes sterile. A sterile queen cannot replace her troops. The entire colony dies, and we can even tell you when the one on your property will collapse.

If you want effective fire ant treatment in Belleview, FL, Fire Ant Specialists has exactly what you need. We fight the battle so you don’t have to. Give us a call at 352-291-2687 for estimates and appointments, or click here.