There may not be one “best” method for fire ant control, especially in large areas. The objective should be to find the method or methods that are cost effective and environmentally sound. In areas where these ants do not present problems, doing nothing is certainly one option.
Insecticide For Red Ants
Broadcast Baits
The bait you apply determines how quickly ants will be controlled and how long the effect will last. Faster acting bait products include indoxacarb (works in 3-10 days), hydramethylnon (works in 7-14 days for mound treatments and in 2-3 weeks when broadcast), and spinosad (works in several weeks). They may need to be re-applied more often than slower acting and longer lasting products such as abamectin, fenoxycarb, methoprene or pyriproxyfen, which work in 1-2 months when applied in spring and 6 months when applied in fall.
Products that combine fast- and slow-acting ingredients, such as hydramethylnon plush methoprene (Extinguish® Plus, Amdro® Firestrike), may control ants better because they act quickly and last longer.
Long Residual Contact Insecticide Treatments
With this approach, a contact insecticide is applied to the lawn and landscape surface This is more expensive that other control methods but it may be more effective in smaller areas because ants that move into treated areas will be eliminated as long as the chemical is active. Granular products are best applied with a push-type fertilizer spreader and must be watered in after treatment.
Granular fipronil products are slower acting but longer lasting; only one treatment is permitted per year. Faster-acting contact insecticides, such as pyrethroids eliminate ants on the surface for months but may not eliminate colonies nesting deeper in the soil.
Individual Mound Treatments
Although treating ant mounds individually is more labor intensive and may use more insecticide than other mothods it is a suitable approach for small areas with few fire ant mounds (fewer than 20 per acre) or where you want to preserve native ants.
Faster acting baits products (hydramethylnon, indoxacarb, spinosad) can be used to treat individual ant mounds and are ideal for treating inaccessible colonies like those nesting under sidewalks, in plant beds and at the bases of tree trunks. Some mound treatment products are available as liquid drenches, injectable aerosols, dusts or granules that are watered into the mound. Ants are killed only if the insecticide contacts them, so proper application is essential. These treatments are most effective when ants are nesting close to the mound surface (as they do when the temperature is mild). Colonies should not be disturbed during treatment. If you use a watering can to apply insecticide, do not use the can later for other purposes.
Insecticide For Red Ants
Red Imported Fire Ants can sting. Red Imported Fire Ants are very aggressive. Their sting can cause reactions ranging from irritation and nausea to even more severe reactions.
Red Fire Ants are also known to attack animals that intrude on their nests. Besides attacking people and animals, they can also damage plants, buildings, air-conditioning units, and telephone wires. The reason is not apparent, but fire ants seem to be attracted to electrical currents. They cause damage by nesting in places such as electrical junction boxes. There are two kinds of Red Imported Fire Ants; the single-queen and multiple-queen types.
List Of Insecticide For Red Ants
- Advion fire ant bait effective and fast acting. Combined with an alluring formulation, Advion ensures control of imported fire ants in 24-72 hours for fast colony control.
- Broadcast or mound treatment
- Recreation areas as well as institutional or private service areas
- Other noncrop/nongrazed areas
- Effective on all life stages
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| Color | Light yellow |
| Item Dimensions | |
| Height | 9.15 Inches |
| Width | 4.75 Inches |
| Length | 7.25 Inches |
| Weight | 2 Pounds |
- INSECT KILLER – This pest control is great for use on subterranean termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, wood-infesting beetles, ants, crickets, earwigs, fleas, fire ants, house flies, mosquitoes, ticks, wasps a many more bug species.
- PROTECT YOUR LAWN AND HOME – Termite and Carpenter Ant Killer is designed for use on home lawns, flower and vegetable gardens, fruit, nut and ornamental trees, and the outside surfaces of buildings.
- 5 YEAR BARRIER – To control subterranean termites, the chemical emulsion must be dispersed in the soil to provide a barrier between the wood in the structure and the termite colonies in the soil. One trenching treatment should last up to 5 years.
- DUAL ACTION DEFENSE – Contact kill gives you immediate results when spraying insects directly, while residual activity kills insects when they return to treated areas.
- EASY APPLICATION – Product quickly mixes with water and should be applied using sprinkler can, hand sprayer, or low-pressure sprayers. Carefully read and use according to label directions.
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| Item Dimensions | |
| Height | 9 Inches |
| Width | 2.75 Inches |
| Length | 5 Inches |
| Weight | 2 Pounds |
| Release Date | 2021-10-05T00:00:01Z |
- MOUND DESTROYER: Use outdoors directly on fire ant mounds – starts to kill in minutes.
- KILLS THE QUEEN AND COLONY: Kills the fire ant queen and colony in 24 hours – limits the formation of new mounds in treated areas.
- DEEP-REACHING FORMULA: Made with exclusive Accelerator II technology to speed the release of active ingredient into the mound.
- FOR BEST RESULTS: Apply in morning or evening hours when fire ants are closer to the surface.
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| Item Dimensions | |
| Height | 11.5 Inches |
| Width | 7 Inches |
| Length | 4 Inches |
| Weight | 3.5 Pounds |
- Ortho Home Defense Insect Killer for Indoor & Perimeter2 with Comfort Wand kills ants, cockroaches, spiders, fleas, ticks and other listed bugs; the formula is odor free, won’t stain, and keeps listed bugs out
- KILLS BUGS INSIDE: Kills those annoying home-invading insects, including ants, cockroaches, spiders, fleas, ticks, scorpions, beetles, silverfish, centipedes and millipedes
- KEEPS BUGS OUTSIDE: Creates a bug barrier that will kill bugs you have and prevents new bugs for up to 12 months (applies to ants, roaches and spiders indoors on non-porous surfaces)
- NO STAINING OR STINK: This spray can be used indoors and out, leaves no residue, and has no odor; people and pets may re-enter treated areas after spray has dried
- WAND MAKES APPLICATION EASY: The Comfort Wand eliminates hand fatigue, and there’s no pumping required, making it easy to spray along your home’s perimeter–indoors and outside
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| Color | White |
| Item Dimensions | |
| Height | 4.88 Inches |
| Width | 12 Inches |
| Length | 8.95 Inches |
| Weight | 0.73 Pounds |
- Features: Ant Killer Game Insect Smasher
- * HD Quality Graphics.
- * Fun for all ages.
- * It’s very simple.
- * Several Ants to crush.
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| Release Date | 2015-03-14T23:41:10.000Z |