Fremont, California Fire Ant Control

Homeowners in parts of the country heavily infested with fire ants may find more extensive fire ant control necessary. When a fire ant bites, the sting will swell into a bump, which can be rather itchy and painful, and may even become infected.

• The average worker fire ant lives up to 180 days
• The average length of time the fire ant takes to get from egg to adult is 30 days
• Unfertilized fire ant eggs become winged male ants whose purpose is to mate with the queen
• Fire ants use pheromones to send signals to other ants, such as to warn ants of danger
• Fire ants were first recognized as a threat by the U.S. federal government in the late 1950s

Fire ant diets are extensive, encompassing all plant and animal material, which can make fire ant control difficult. Because North American fire ants can form colonies with more than one queen, colonies may have as many as 500,000 members. Contact the professionals for fire ant control solutions.