Fire Ant Control (Management)

Learn first hand how to manage and control fire ants by viewing this instructional video.

• Fire Ant Control Made Easy Video

Fire Ant Biology

Learn what it is like to live in a fire ant colony.

• Life of a Fire Ant Video

Biological Control of Fire Ants

• Decapitating Flies Attacking Imported Fire Ants

Video Clips on Fire Ants from eXtension and other sources

Biting/Stinging

• Video - Fire Ant Biting and Stinging

• Video - Fire Ants Crawling on Bare Foot

• Video - Fire Ants Attacking a Young Bird

• Video - Fire Ants Attacking a Fawn

• Video - Fire Ants Attacking a Caterpillar

Foraging and Bait Applications

• Video - Fire Ants Foraging

• Video - Fire Ants Picking Up Bait

• Video - Getting Ready to Apply a Fire Ant Bait

• Video - Got a Minute? Treat Your Front Yard with Fire Ant Bait

• Video - Using a Truck-mounted Fire Ant Bait Blower

Individual Mound Treatments

• Video - Three Methods for Treating an Individual Fire Ant Mound

• Video - Drenching a Fire Ant Mound with a Liquid Insecticide

Biology

• Video - Fire Ant Brood

• Video - The Fire Ant Queen, Workers, and Brood

• Video - Fire Ant Workers Tending the Queen

Mating Flight/Movement

• Video - Winged Fire Ants Leaving the Colony on a Mating Flight

• Video - Fire Ant Response to Flooding - Rafting Down the River

• YouTube Video - Disturbing a Fire Ant Mound

• Video - Fire Ants Moving the Colony Across the Road

• Video - Fire Ants Attacking a Traffic Light Control Box

• Video - Fire Ants Building a Nest in an Electrical Utility Box