TopChoice is a popular granular insecticide. It provides unsurpassed control of thise nasty fire ants. It is now available to residential homeowners. TopChoice offers several important advantages: * Apply during any time of the year. TopChoice works all year long. Fire ants are most active when the temperature is cool and when the ground is moist. In hot, dry weather, deeply embedded ants are not as likely to crawl over or through the insecticide granules. However, all applications made to turf under these conditions will be \\\"warehoused\\\" until the ants begin to actively build mounds and start to forage on the surface. And irrigation or rainfall will bring ants to the surface where they will come into contact with the active ingredient. * TopChoice long residual effect. TopChoice kills existing colonies of fire ants and prevents new colonies from establishing for up to one year. After its initial release into the soil profile, TopChoice binds tightly to the soil creating a lasting barrier, one that\\\'s not affected by heavy rainfall. Because it acts gradually, TopChoice kills foraging workers, but not before they carry the insecticide back to the colony and spread it to the queens and other ants. * TopChoice has a unique mode of action. Fipronil (active ingredient in TopChoice) acts at the GABA receptors of insects, \\\"switching off\\\" nerve impulses and causing severe malfunction (disruption) of the insect\\\'s nervous system. * TopChoice cntrols secondary pests as well. By providing effective control of fire ants for one year, TopChoice will also controls mole crickets for approximately four months, nuisance ants for three months, and fleas and ticks for one month. * High has an excellent safety profile. TopChoice is selectively toxic to specific insects. Optimum control is achieved by using extremely low dose rates. Because of its selective effects, there are no concerns about family or pets when TopChoice is correctly.