How to Control Fire Ants

by Louise Hodges

You will want to know how to control fire ants if your yard looks like this:

But you want it to look like this:

Yep, you've got some serious Fire Ants that need to be controlled!  Just look at the fire ant mounds in the yard...

Do NOT get toxic pellets!  While these may knock down a pile temporarily, it is only temporary AND the toxic pellets can also knock down some very important animals like birds, reptiles and even your favorite four-legged pet.

Instead, use All Natural pest control options like Greenbug. Follow these instructions below:

Treatment for Fire Ants:

Materials Needed:

Greenbug Ready to Use or

Greenbug Concentrate, properly diluted

A long stick to poke into the Fire Ant Nest

  1. Locate the Fire Ant nest and create as easy an access as possible.
  2. Liberally spray the Greenbug Ready to Use or Greenbug Concentrate properly diluted around the outside perimeter of the Fire Ant nest to create a border they are hesitant to cross.
  3. Take your long stick and drive it into the center of the Fire Ant Nest and force it as deep as you can. You can stir it around a it to get it as deep as possible.  Turn the stick to about a 30 degree angle so it is not straight up.
  4. Be very careful to avoid the Fire Ants boiling out of the nest that will come towards you and up the stick.
  5. Take the Greenbug Ready to Use or Greenbug Concentrate properly diluted and pour a 1/2 cup slowly down the stick directly into the center of the Fire Ant Nest. This allows the Greenbug to penetrate to the Queen.
  6. Large Fire Ant Nests may require more than ½ cup.
  7. Continue spraying the Fire Ants boiling out of the center
  8. Return the next day to see the progress. Most Fire Ant Nests are controlled with one treatment but sometimes the nest underground goes horizontally instead of straight down.  If there is a new mound forming or if moving the stick causes ants to boil out, repeat the steps above daily until you have control.
  9. For information on Fire Ant Control for your entire property: Greenbug System 
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