Fire Ants Kill Winter Texan in the RGV

I lived in Florida for 20 years and found that the only thing that really works well is Amdro. Kills them dead in 1-2 days. You can sprinkle some near an ant hill and within a minute watch them carry the little granules inside. I would walk my yard about once a week with my jug of Amdro, looking for new ant hills. And just sprinkle a little near the new ones I found. I tried to be pretty vigilant because I had a dog and did not want to end up standing on a fire ant hill in the dark, holding a dog leash.

Honestly, fire ants are not a big deal unless you're allergic. You just learn to watch where you stand in the yard. I would not lose any sleep over them.

Tim