Ants: There are many types of ants that inhabit central Texas. The most important step in treating them is identification by a seasoned professional. The type of ant determines what treatment is used. Fire ants are a huge nuisance here in central Texas and also a concern because they sting and when disturbed can cover a victim in seconds. When you use products that you can purchase at hardware or lawn and garden stores on the ant mounds, they simply move to another location in your yard. If you are sick and tired of battling ants, we offer a one-year guarantee on our fire ant treatments.

Fire Ants: - Malicious Sting

Fire ant stings can be more than just a short painful experience. Allergic reactions and secondary infection are all too common, especially on the tender skin of children. Fire Ants are equipped with a stinger on their back ends and they can use them multiple times. They also have powerful jaws that the ant uses to latch on to its victims while it raises and lowers its stinger – depositing inflammatory chemicals into the victim’s body. The resulting intense pain and itchiness will cause animals and humans to scratch their skin and expose themselves to microbial attack.

A Better Solution

While sprinkle-on bait products can eliminate individual fire ant colonies, new nests are quickly formed wherever a flying queen ant lands on the soil surface. You will see hundreds of these female winged ants swarming in the air soon after a warm, summer rain. Chasing fire ant mounds all around your lawn used to be our best defense against these pests. Now, the most effective solution homeowners have is to have the lawn professionally treated with new, professional grade chemical. As for safety, it is one of the lowest in toxicity of any chemical labeled for lawn use.

Crazy Ants: Crazy ants are a new species of ants that have inhabited central Texas. Also known as “raspberry” ants, they were given this nickname in honor of the pest control professional in San Antonio, TX that discovered them. They are an imported species of ants from Argentina. They quickly multiply and can grow to colonies of hundreds of thousands of ants.