What is the Best Fire Ant Control

If you have ever asked the question, “What is the best fire ant control?” you have, no doubt, gotten a plethora of answers and suggestions. Allow Fire Ant Specialists to break it down for you.

Back in the 1930s, some red imported fire ants entered our country via the Port of Mobile. They headed Florida’s way since it seemed to match their tropical climate. For nearly 100 years, people have been trying to battle these critters.

Enter 1993, when Fire Ant Specialists was established. Based in Ocala, we partner with sister companies to offer fire ant control across the state of Florida. We can cover up to 1,000 acres a day. No property is too big or too small for us.

Ok, but what is the best fire ant control?

Let us tell you what isn’t, first.

DIY Don’ts

There are several DIY methods that people recommend to one another whenever they start talking about fire ants. Here are some we have heard:

• Burn them out or drown them out.
• Feed them grits and make them explode.
• “Bait” at the home supply store will do the trick.

In our experience, these are all DIY don’ts. That adage, “cheap is expensive,” is true. If you go the DIY route, you will be disappointed. You’ll spend more time and money trying different things than if you just let us take care of the situation.

And just so you know, the ants will just eat the grits. They won’t die from them expanding in their guts—it’s a myth.

The Real Answer

While some DIY methods will kill ants, they will not kill enough ants. That’s the real issue with your DIY options.

This is because ant colonies can be home to 100,000 individuals. And because they are so deep underground, it is hard to reach them all with any conventional store-bought means.

If you want to rid your property of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, you have to take out their queen. She is repopulating her colony at the rate of up to 1,000 ants every day. If you can sterilize her, then the rest of the colony will expire, and she will starve.

Fire Ant Specialists uses a carefully crafted formula that is designed to do just that. We prevent the queen from replenishing her workers by applying minuscule bait kernels that entice workers to bring them back to their queen.

Our baits are safe enough for immediate reentry of people and pets after application. We want your property to be non-toxic and ant-free. And we will even provide you with a date to expect all ants to be gone from it. Should some remain after that date, we will spot treat for free.

The answer to what is the best fire ant control is the one that is employed by Fire Ant Specialists. Click here or give us a call today at (352) 291-2687 for more information.