Red Imported & Native Fire Ants
Tampa Bay is home to many native and imported insects from all over the world. Our climate here can make for the perfect environment for invading species of insects. One of the worst is the Red Imported Fire Ant. Native to South America, these ants found their way north and have been a pest ever since. Our once-a-year fire ant extermination treatments will keep your family and pets safe from these biting and stinging insects.
Fire Ant Identification
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Fire ants are typically small reddish brown ants with two nodes separating the thorax and abdomen
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Highly aggressive when their nests are disturbed and will bite/sting in defense
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Construct large nests above and below that contain loose soil
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Some colonies can contain multiple queens
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Can inflict harmful sting and bite
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Some can have severe allergic reactions to stings
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Can harm children or pets if left untreated
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Can harm lawns by killing beneficial insects in yards
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Fire ants can nest in electrical boxes causing issues with wiring and connections
Fire Ant Questions and Answers
Q. How much does a fire ant treatment to my yard cost?
A. Depends on the severity of the issue and the size of the property. Many properties can be protected for a lot less than people think.
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Q. How long do fire ant treatments last for?
A. Our fire ant treatments for yards are guaranteed for one year.
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Q. Will rain wash away our treatments?
A. No, our products that we apply to yards are actually water activated and rain or irrigation is needed to ensure the products become active.
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Q. Are treatments safe for children and animals?
A. Yes, we do ask that during treatment no people or animals enter the treatment areas.
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Q. How quickly does our fire ant treatment control the ants?
A. Depends on the severity of issue and number of colonies, most treatments have complete fire ant control within a couple weeks.
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Q. How often should I treat my yard for fire ants?
A. Our service is warrantied for one-year so treatments should be completed annually to prevent future infestations. Without retreatment ant populations will return.
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Q. Are fire ants a year round pest in Florida?
A. Yes, most insects here in Florida are year round pests.
Professional Fire Ant Control Services in Tampa Bay
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We start by inspecting property to determine the severity of the issue and to locate active ant mounds.
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Applying our granular product to the lawn and landscape areas which provides long term protection.
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For severe infestations to properties many times we will spot treat individual mounds with liquid insecticides to knock down populations quickly.
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For properties with many active fire ant mounds we will follow up to be sure of product effectiveness.
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Annual treatments are necessary to prevent future issues.
We have been providing Fire Ant control to Tampa Bay Area yards since 1974. Our highly trained and certified pest control technicians are able to determine what type of insect issue you are experiencing and what treatments are necessary.
We provide professional fire ant control for homeowners in Tampa, Clearwater, Palm Harbor, New Port Richey, Trinity, Odessa, Wesley Chapel, Spring Hill, Tarpon Springs, and surrounding communities.
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The professional product we use for year long results is a slow kill insecticide that was formulated for ants to transfer the product to one another leading to the queen(s) and causes colony collapse.