Fire ants sting people, pets, livestock, and other animals. They also cause damage to electrical equipment and property. Learning about the fire ant life cycle and biology will help you better understand various strategies for fire ant control. The publications listed below describe fire ant control in different situations such as lawns, gardens, pastures, school yards and golf courses.
eXtension Publications
- Fire Ant Control: The Two-Step Method and Other Approaches
- Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas Printable Version
- Management of Imported Fire Ants in Cattle Production Systems Printable Version
Other Consumer Publications and Fact Sheets
- Fire Ant Control Materials for Alabama Homeowners
- Fact Sheet 005, ABC's of Managing Fire Ants
- Fact Sheet 041, Avoiding the Sting of Fire Ants
- Broadcast Baits for Imported Fire Ant Control
- Broadcast Bait Products
- Fact Sheet 025, Considerations for Development of Red Imported Fire Ant Insecticide Products
- Fact Sheet 036, Considerations for Selecting Imported Fire Ant Insecticide Products
- Fact Sheet 037, Considerations for Developing and Applying Fire Ant Mound Drenches
- Fact Sheet 022, Diagnosing and Treating Animals for Red Imported Fire Ant Injury
- Fact Sheet 042, Estimated Amounts of Insecticide Ingredients Used for Imported Fire Ant Control Using Various Treatment Approaches
- Fact Sheet 014, Fire Ant Control Methods Around Pets
- Fact Sheet 038, Flooding and Fire Ants - Protecting Yourself and Your Family
- Fact Sheet 026. Fire Ants May Find Some Landscape Design Elements Unattractive
- Fact Sheet 017, Fire Ant Management Options for Golf Courses
- Fact Sheet 016, Managing Fire Ants in Texas Schoolyard and Butterfly Gardens
- Fact Sheet 004, Managing Fire Ants in Vegetable Gardens
- Managing Household Ant Pests Enter B-6183 in Search box.
- Fact Sheet 011, Managing Red Imported Fire Ants in Electrical Equipment and Utility Housings
- Fact Sheet 006, Managing Red Imported Fire Ants in Wildlife Areas
- Fact Sheet 023, Medical Problems and Treatment Considerations for Red Imported Fire Ant Stings
- Fact Sheet 009, Potential Biological Control Agents for Red Imported Fire Ants
- Fact Sheet 043, Protecting Penned Animals from Fire Ants
- Fact Sheet 007, Survey-based Management of Fire Ants
- Texas Two-Step Fire Ant Management
- What is an invasive species?
- Fire Ant Control: The Two-Step Method and Other Approaches
Posters
- How fire ants establish a colony
- Life in the mound
- Biological control of fire ants using phorid flies
- Using baits to manage fire ants
Slide Shows
- Red Imported Fire Ant Impact on Quail
- History of Fire Ant Bait Technology
- Imported Fire Ants, Competitor Ants, Impact of Bait Products
- Managing Fire Ants in Agriculture
- Controlling Fire Ants in Urban Areas
- Managing Fire Ants in Recently Infested Areas
- Red Imported Fire Ant Management Considerations for Preserving Red Harvester Ants
- The Two-Step Method
- How Much Do Fire Ants Cost?
- Fire Ant Biology
Research Publications
- Beauvariana bassiana as a biocontrol agent against red imported fire ant
- Application of molecular genetic technologies to the management of the red imported fire ant
- Anaphylaxis due to red imported fire ant sting
- Biology and control of red imported fire ants
- Red imported fire ant impacts on northern bobwhite populations
- Control of the red imported fire ant in hay shipments
- Evaluation of Organic Products and Home Remedies to Eliminate Red Imported Fire Ant Colonies
- Complete list of research reports for the Texas Fire Ant Research and Management Project
