fire ants
With the recent increase in rainfall, you probably will be seeing more fire ant mounds. Fire ants create mounds after a rain as they bring up the soil to clear out the tunnels they’ve created. For a fire ant service we don’t just focus on those mounds but treat the entire yard typically. This is because there can be ants in the soil throughout the lawn, so we cover as much area as possible to…
Ants have been more active lately since the weather has been warmer. You can get a treatment for them, but keep in mind with the next cold snap, or longer cooler temperatures, they will likely become dormant again. Unless they are really invading your home, the best time to treat for ants is when it is consistently warm and they are visible in or around your house. One reason for this is because if they…
Fire ants have a dormancy period in the winter where they are not very active, but before that they can still be a painful nuisance in your yard. Just before winter is a great time for a “last-minute” treatment! Getting them to take bait down into the colony just before they become more inactive during cooler weather means that colony will be eradicated and not come back in the spring. Which means your yard will…
While insects are decreasingly active in the fall and certainly winter months, there are still bugs around to treat. In fact, treating some insects in the fall is an ideal time. Why? Because they are preparing already to “overwinter” or become less active, so it’s a great time to “knock them out” before they go off into relative seclusion. This is particularly true of fire ants who are far less active in the colder winter…
One of the best ways to keep insects out of your home is to remove their favorite hiding spots outdoors, especially right next to your house. Here are some of the areas to watch for: Tall grass: tall grass or weeds are a favorite for insects. It provides them protection and cover from their enemies and a safe place to build nests or homes. Regularly mowing your yard is a way to discourage them from…
If you’re wondering if you need to do inside or outside pest control, we typically do both if you have pests inside. A few people insist on just outside treatment. As a preventive measure, if you haven’t seen any bugs in your home, an outside treatment may be enough. But if you see roaches inside or sugar ants in your kitchen, you’ll of course want to treat indoors to handle those, along with that outside…
Sometimes fire ants show up in the worst places, like your vegetable garden. Is the only hope to plow under and quit? Definitely not! Fire ant treatments can be successful even around gardens. For example, we use a highly effective bait that can be placed outside of the irrigation line or watering area of the garden. It is extremely attractive to fire ants so they will move around and pick it up and bring it…
The crazy ant is originally from South America, but it has made itself at home here in the United States, particularly in Texas and Southeast U.S. The ants are known for taking over areas and are so aggressive that they can displace all manner of local insects and animals. Even the aggressive fire ant can be pushed out. Great, you may say … except that they don’t stop there. Crazy ants can move into electrical…
Springtime means many insects and pests get active and start multiplying and could become a nuisance around homes. If you start seeing bugs around, just remember that it may not mean you have an infestation. You could simply be seeing a few swarmers. Swarmers are pests, particularly ants, that set flight to look for new homes and new colonies to create. As the name suggests they have wings and differ in appearance from the usual…
Fire ants are as “Austin” as great barbecue and live music but not nearly as beloved. Unfortunately, they are here to stay. But they can be controlled! So you don’t have to live with them in your yard. After all the rain Austin has had recently, you may start seeing fire ant mounds pop up in your yard. These piles can show up after wet periods because the ants build them to help regulate the…
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