Fire Ant Solutions for Pastures
Don’t let fire ants take over your livestock’s habitat. Fire Ant Control, LLC, offers the best fire ant solutions for pastures and any other agricultural, residential, commercial, or other property.
About Red Imported Fire Ants
The Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA), scientifically known as Solenopsis invicta, is an invasive species that entered the United States through the Port of Mobile in the 1930s. Since then, these aggressive ants have spread across the southern half of the country, with the heaviest infestations found in the southeastern United States.
RIFAs thrive in warm, sunny climates like Southwest Florida, where high temperatures and minimal natural predators create ideal breeding conditions. Pastures are especially vulnerable, offering open ground and abundant food sources that attract large colonies and enable them to multiply rapidly.
The Impact of Fire Ants on Agricultural Properties
Fire ants cause serious problems with agricultural lands. They’re incredibly hard to control, and the unique venom they inject causes harm to livestock and injury to workers. The result is often reduced productivity and greater expense. The management of fire ants is crucial to the well-being of the area and requires an approach that protects both animals and crops, as well as workers.
The problem with fire ant infestations in pastureland is multi-fold. From damage to farm equipment to livestock injury and death, worker injury, and time off due to these issues, fire ants can be a costly problem for working agricultural properties.
Fire ant mounds also cause issues. They reduce the grazing area; livestock will avoid the spaces with infestations. As a result, the safe zones are overgrazed, reducing the property’s health and productivity.
Proven Solutions for Pastures
Effective fire ant management is crucial for safeguarding agricultural properties against the costly damage these invasive pests inflict. At Fire Ant Control, LLC, we specialize in treating large-scale areas quickly and efficiently. Our treatment services extend beyond pastures to include farms, orchards, nurseries, residential yards, commercial properties, and public lands. In partnership with our sister companies, we serve the entire fire ant quarantine region and can treat up to 1,000 acres per day.
The foundation of our program is a granular, food-mimicking bait that is both highly attractive to fire ants and approved for use around livestock, crops, people, and pets. This bait works as an insect growth regulator (IGR), disrupting the reproductive cycle by sterilizing the queen. Once the queen can no longer lay eggs, the colony naturally collapses within a single life cycle.
What makes our approach so effective is the delivery mechanism. Worker ants mistake the bait for food, carry it deep into the mound, and feed it directly to the queen. This ensures that the bait reaches the source of the colony’s growth.
Our carefully selected bait is designed to prevent bait failure, a common issue with DIY treatments that occurs when the active ingredient fails to reach the queen. Our bait formulation ensures it is accepted by worker ants and delivered where it’s needed most. Because our method targets reproduction rather than relying solely on surface-level treatments, it provides longer-lasting control with fewer disruptions to the land and its use.
Let Us Help You Protect Your Pasture!
Fire Ant Control, LLC offers affordable fire ant treatment solutions backed by a money-back guarantee for customers who follow our recommended schedule, which includes three treatments per year. With consistent service, we help you maintain a productive, safe, and pest-free pasture and property. Contact us for more information or to schedule a free consultation today!