Fire ants can be a real nuisance in yards, with their unsightly mounds and painful stings. Before trying DIY methods, it’s important to look for signs of fire ant infestation in your yard to ...

Hybrid fire ants, well established in East Tennessee and parts of Kentucky and North Carolina, are now infiltrating Southwest Virginia.

Keep the granule bait close, and the Benadryl closer. It’s the sting that keeps on giving … and hurts like hellfire. A venomous, unbarbed stinger, capable of multiple injections, produces ...

Green Light's Fire Ant Control with Conserve kills fire ants and harvester ants in 24 hours, including the queen. It takes care of the mounds you see, plus those you don't, controlling fire ants for ...

Broadcast Treatment – 1 to 1.5 pounds per acre for fire ants and harvester ants; 2 pounds per acre for big-headed ants only. (2.0 to 3.0 oz. / 5000 sq. ft.) Control Symptoms: Satellite mounds begin to ...

DEAR BRIAN: Ants don’t care whether the soil is soft or hard, they’re going to do what they do. Considering that most of the ...

The only way to prevent fire ant stings is to avoid their colonies. Teach your children to know their colonies (mounds) and to keep their distance. Insect repellents (including those that have DEET) ...