How do you keep fire ants away in Texas?

In Texas, fire ants are most active in the springtime, and then again in the fall.

One barefoot jaunt across your Austin area yard can remind you of the perils of one of our most loathed pests – the fire ant. How do you keep fire ants away from your home and yard in Texas? Should you repel them or eliminate them altogether?

Should we kill fire ants?

Yes, fire ants should be eliminated to keep your home and family protected. Fire ants are not just loathsome stinging pests. Though small, they are also venomous. Those who are allergic to fire ant stings can suffer anaphylactic shock from only one sting. Small fauna, such as birds, can be killed by fire ants. Large mammals, including humans and livestock, can be woefully harmed by armies of fire ants and their venomous stings.

Barrier Protection Spray Keeps Fire Ants Away

Mosquito Squad of Greater Austin helps you keep fire ants away in Texas with our proprietary, EPA-registered barrier protection spray. This barrier protection formula is just what it sounds like. Our fire ant control technicians spray your property from the exterior boundaries, inwards, creating a protective barrier by killing fire ants on contact.

Mound Treatments Destroy and Keep Fire Ants Away

While our barrier treatment is the perfect answer for ants that have traveled away from the mound, we know that destroying ants at their very source is the most powerful treatment. Mosquito Squad of Greater Austin’s trained technicians deploy various fire ant mound treatments, which drop the proverbial bomb on colonies where they live and breed. We do this in a few ways. We offer highly effective fire ant mound treatment in the form of drenches, applied into the mound, as well as broadcast granules and fire ant baits.

Don’t Put Faith in Would-be DIY Fire Ant Control Remedies

At Mosquito Squad of Greater Austin, we have read about filling ant mounds with everything from combustible fluids to grits. We implore you to save your precious time and money that would be spent on solutions that can be harmful to your family and simply do not equate to effective fire ant control. Fill your tanks with gasoline, not your fire ant mounds. And don’t waste your grits on the likes of ant colonies.

Take back your yard and maintain your sense of security from fire ant stings at home! Trust Mosquito Squad of Greater Austin for guaranteed fire ant control. Contact us today at (512) 456-9954.

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