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Dealing with Fire Ants

Fire ants are a truly nasty pest; with their nasty bites, their adaptability, and their long lives it can be hard not to take their existence personally. Most people answer by declaring war on the fire ant; using a lot of poison to completely eradicate a nest will work on that nest, but it will not solve the fire ant issue as a whole and it may even do further harm to other organisms, including humans, as well as the ecosystem in general.

The regular ant approach does not always work. Fire ants are different from sugar or carpenter ants both in their bites and the way in which they colonize. One colony may actually have several queens, or may be able to replace a queen that passes into ant hell. Therefore, baiting with poisons will rarely wipe out a colony of fire ants that has existed for any amount of time.

Baits

With that said, baits can be an effective part of a pest control Sydney program that uses two different steps. These baits won’t wipe out the whole population, but they will reduce it somewhat, allowing you a stronger foothold in the war the next year.

Treatments

After bringing down the population with bait over a few weeks, begin to treat the ground with insecticides in the form of dust or granules. Most often the active ingredient in these baits and treatments is boric acid, which is detectable to fire ants and which will cause them - and the queen – to die of dehydration or starvation.

Drenches

You can also treat a fire ant mound by drenching it, as mentioned above. The key will be in finding a drench that is least toxic; drenches by nature will contain higher concentrations of toxic materials than other types of control methods. Make sure that you keep children and pets well clear of the treated areas for a couple of weeks after the drenching takes place, even if you use a comparatively mild one.

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