Practical advice on how to kill fire ants
Learn about imported fire ants and how to kill them using unbiased, research-based information from the National eXtension Initiative.
Find best-of-the-best information about where fire ants came from, where you find them now, and whether fire ants are good or bad. This site will show you how to get rid of fire ants using safe pest management methods for fire ant control.
Learn how understanding the biology of fire ants leads to cost effective, safe ways to kill fire ants that are far more effective than home remedies.
What is the quickest way to learn about fire ants and how to kill them?
Watch this video, which will take about 15 minutes:
or read this short article which should also take 15 minutes or less: Fire Ant Control: The Two-Step Method and Other Approaches
- You may want to try the Fire Ant Decision Tool: Customized Management Plan to make your own plan for dealing with fire ants.
- Find fire ant information for kids at Imported Fire Ants Youth Content; including ideas for science projects and games.
- For information in Spanish, see Control de Hormigas Bravas: El Método de Dos pasos y otros Métodos.
