Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die.

Red Imported Fire Ants are a nuisance in gardens, lawns and pastures. Fire ants are native to Brazil and have been in North Carolina since the 1950’s. Eradication efforts were ...

Targeted insecticides can be applied to individual mounds to eliminate the queen ant. For widespread ... are generally ineffective in eradicating fire ant colonies. They're uninvited guests ...

As the warmth of spring creeps in, so too does the relentless return of the pesky ant, with the fire ant leading the ... goal being to eliminate the queen. One of the most efficient methods ...