Fire Ant Treatment in Hernando, FL

Living in Hernando, FL, can have you looking for fire ant treatment. Fire Ant Specialists is the solution. We have more than 30 years of experience in this industry and a unique story to boot.

Venture back to 1993, when Jim and Debbie Stine decided to start a comprehensive pest control company. They figured they would target all the irritants in people’s lives. But since they were located in Ocala, FL, they realized there was one pest constantly highlighted.

Solenopsis invicta, red imported fire ants, had become the bane of the local horse farmers’ existence. The prevalence of them on their pasture lands wasn’t just a nuisance; it was dangerous. But no one seemed to know how to solve the issue.

Fire Ant Specialists stepped in back then. We have been making a difference in this nearly 100-year-old battle for a third of the time it’s been going on.

Nearly a Century of Fighting

Maybe people haven’t been fighting the red imported fire ant for only two decades, but they have certainly been fighting us. When they showed up in the 1930s, they quickly began their takeover. They are now spread throughout the Southeastern United States and California.

Fire ants are a formidable foe because they replenish their troops rapidly. The queen is steadily laying up to 800 eggs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. That’s a whole lot of ants. And since each queen’s colony can house up to 500,000 ants, it is easy to see how they spread so rapidly.

When they want to conquer new territories, the winged males and females meet in the air on a night after a little bit of rain. The male fills the queen with enough sperm to reproduce until she dies. Queens can live as long as 7 years.

Once the mating ritual is complete, the male goes off to die, and she rips off her wings and begins searching for her new, permanent home. She won’t leave the nest again. This initiates her personal war on whatever exists within the territory she’s claiming.

Every ant bite and sting is an act of war. You have stepped into an area they believe is theirs. They are willing to take over your entire yard. This is when you need to fight back. Fire Ant Specialists is happy to win the battle for you.

Winning the Battle

When you see that first mound, or experience that first sting, understand that there is a whole lot more where that came from. DIY methods may feel like they are calling your name, but we can assure you they will only leave you frustrated.

You need the powerful components utilized in our granular bait. You are not going to get that at your local big-box store. You will get things that claim to be that, but brands claim a whole lot of things. Surely you are aware.

Instead of wasting money on kill-on-contact chemicals advertised as bait, hire the professionals of Fire Ant Specialists to destroy the entire colony. We don’t just end the lives of those that walk the surface.

Our formula entices worker ants to bring it to the queen. Once ingested, she becomes sterile. This means that as her worker ants die off (every 4–6 weeks) she will not be producing their replacements. The entire colony will perish, and she will starve.

This is the best method of setting your property free from these foreign invaders.

Fire ant treatment in Hernando, FL, is best found at Fire Ant Specialists. You can contact us at 352-291-2687 or click here for estimates and appointments.