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How-to Control Fireants
FIRE ANTS (both species)
CONTROL. Fire ant control is difficult. It usually requires repeated applications of liquid or granular residuals to eliminate the colony. Particularly effective with a single application is a material called TopChoice. I like this material because it is easy to apply and very safe if directions are followed precisely. Remember that the fireant colony is a multiple-queened affair. It has many queens, each capable of heading off to begin "her" own colony if cut off from the main colony. Treat around each mound in a 7-10 foot area circle. This will stop the "satellite" mounds from developing and then the best thing about TopChoice is that it works for a full year if applied correctly. Top Choice is labeled for the control of other lawn pests such as ants, fleas, ticks and molecrickets. This formulation of Fipronil granules provide longest residual (control time) for fire ants. Control of molecrickets, fleas, ticks ranges from 3 top 4 months. Fleas and tick control is listed at about one month. Two sizes are available:
10 pounds covers approximately 5000 sf
50 pounds covers approximately 25000 sf
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