Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die. Chance this works: 1 in a very big number. Why: Like you, an ant won’t eat food that ...

These ants are aggressive and will bite. They build huge mounds that kill the vegetation around them, including trees. And a massive infestation of them was recently reported in Holmes County. Here's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Allegheny mound ants build the largest ant mounds© iStock.com/markhonosvitaly With a staggering ...

Fire ants are formidable pests in gardens and landscapes. They’re known for their painful bites and stings due to venom. When disturbed, fire ant mounds can unleash swarms of sterile female worker ...

Fire ants inflict painful stings and create unsightly mounds in our landscapes. Unfortunately, there is no treatment that will eradicate them from a yard permanently. You will have to control fire ...

Fire ants are well established here in Rowan County and some of them like to call your pasture or hayfield home. Whether you are dealing with one mound or 100 mounds in some cases, you need to know ...

I first experienced fire ants in the mid 1990s while living near Atlanta, and I have hated them ever since. My 1-year old son, who was playing on the concrete walk in front of the stoop, belted out ...

EAST TEXAS - Just last week, I kneeled down to get a closer look at a weed and put my knee squarely in a fire ant mound. I swatted my pants leg and got all of them off without getting stung. It was a ...

Invasive species can be extremely harmful when they are introduced to an unsuspecting environment. They can soak up important ...

We all know that a call to your favorite pest control company can net you some quality cures to the fire ants that are taking up residence in your yard. Here are 5 Things that my listeners swear kill ...