Are fire ant mounds popping up in your yard, garden or pasture? As temperatures rise, so does fire ant activity. The good news is that science-backed ways to control fire ants can eliminate entire ...

If you see dirt mounds appearing in your lawn, it’s most likely ants, and it’s not something you want to put off. Left to their own devices, ant colonies can quickly swell and damage your lawn. While ...

If you live in a warm climate, you’ve likely had at least one unfortunate interaction with fire ants. These tiny red ants are ...

EAST TEXAS - Just last week, I kneeled down to get a closer look at a weed and put my knee squarely in a fire ant mound. I swatted my pants leg and got all of them off without getting stung. It was a ...

Social media posts recommending club soda as a way to kill fire ants have circulated online for years. That happened again earlier this month when a Sept. 4 Facebook post received more than 13,000 ...

Here’s how to manage ant hills in your yard and garden.

Organic fire ant baits are new on the market this year and are as effective as conventional baits, giving consumers another option in control. "The ants collect it like they do any other bait, and it ...

Every year the battle begins against fire ants. It costs money and time and often, we lose. But as we approach late summer and fall, let’s use this time to employ the most economical control method ...

Nothing will ruin the look of a front yard quite like the eyesore of a fire ant mound. Many South Carolina homeowners have battled with the pesky insects for decades, as the invasive species has ...

Spring is near in Louisiana. The birds are singing and flowers are beginning to blossom in our landscapes. It’s a great time to be outdoors. Watch your step, though, or you might become a victim of ...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a six-part series examining the effects of fire ants in the Brazos Valley. The broadcast application of a bait product is the least toxic, most cost-effective, and ...