What Attracts Fire Ants to Your House?
Posted by Mosquito Squad
December 20, 2023
As with most pests, fire ants seek sustenance and shelter around human dwellings.
Fire ants are looking for tasty food debris outside your house, and they will cozy up in your garden mulch for shelter too. Keeping your outdoor areas clear of garbage, especially food waste, will help keep fire ants away from your home. The same goes for inside your home. Keep your kitchen floor free of crumbs and food waste. We also recommend not leaving your pet's food out, as it too will attract ants to your house. In addition to food waste, fire ants will feed on other insects, such as ticks, flies, and beetles. Therefore, it is advisable to control those pests around your home.
What is the best way to control fire ants?
Mound treatments are popular options for pest control in Las Cruces. With a mound treatment, a dry or liquid trench treatment containing insecticides is applied to a fire ant mound. This treatment kills fire ants quickly.
Along with mound treatments, baits can be used to control fire ants. Baits contain a small amount of insecticide or insect growth regulators. They tend to work slowly, and you may see the results of a bait appear over the course of one to eight weeks.
Granular broadcast treatments are often viewed as ideal options for long-term fire ant control. A typical granular broadcast treatment delivers results that last several weeks. During a broadcast treatment, an insecticide is applied across areas of a home where fire ants are present. From here, the fire ant population may start to decrease.
If you want the best pest control in Las Cruces, it pays to partner with a company that knows how to address fire ants. This company's fire control technicians can learn about your pest problem. These technicians can then determine if mound treatments, baits, granular broadcast treatments, or any combination of the three can deliver your desired results.
Pest Control in Las Cruces: Mosquito Squad Fire Ant Control
Choose Mosquito Squad for pest control in Las Cruces to effectively control fire ants. We employ all the recommendations above to control fire ants around your home.
Initially, we meet with you to learn about your fire ant control problem. Our technicians walk around your home with you and identify any trouble areas. We can determine the best course of action to address fire ants across your home.
Oftentimes, we perform a protective barrier treatment for fire ants. We utilize barrier sprays to kill fire ants outside of their colonies. For long-term fire ant control, we use baits and broadcast granules. There's also a drench that we apply directly to fire ant mounds.
Our fire ant protective barrier treatment is quick and efficient. The treatment can help you reduce the fire ant population across your home for an extended period of time. Plus, it is backed by fire ant control professionals that do everything in their power to help you get the best-possible results.
Call on Mosquito Squad for all your pest control needs throughout the Las Cruces area, including fire ant control. Fill out our form online or call us at (575) 221-1787 for a free quote.