San Bernardino, California Fire Ant Control

Due to the aggressive behavior of fire ants, many homeowners prefer to exercise preemptive fire ant control. Fire ants inject venom into unwitting victims, and induce a painful sensation that many have compared to being burned by fire.

• Fire ant colonies can form colonies with multiple queens
• Typically, the oldest members of the ant colony will travel the farthest to forage for food
• Fire ants have two stomachs- one to consume food for themselves, and one to fill to bring back and share with the colony
• Fire ants range in size from 1/6th to 1/5th of an inch long
• Fire ant colonies can form colonies with multiple queens

Fire ants will eat just about any animal or plant material, making fire ant control difficult at times. With as many as 500,000 ants living in a colony at one time, these mounds can grow quite large. Call a pest control provider today and learn the best methods in fire ant control.