Fire ants live up to their name with their bites - though they're tiny, their bites sting and make your skin feel like it's on fire. What's worse is that if you disturb their mound, they will swarm and will collectively bite, leaving you covered in painful, itchy red welts. Fire ants are no strangers to properties in Texas, and if you have them on yours, be careful when you or your pets use the lawn and do your best to avoid stepping on a mound. You should hire professionals to eliminate the fire ant population on your property, as they're dangerous and difficult to get rid of on your own. However, their reign doesn't end there. If you dealt with fire ants this year, they will likely be back next year too. Fortunately, you can enroll in a fire ant control program to prevent them from taking over your property again! Professionals will apply treatments throughout their active season so you can rest easy knowing you have consistent protection from fire ants.

1. Be careful when you and your pets use the lawn and avoid stepping on a fire ant mound.

Fire ant mound in Austin, TX.

When fire ants get agitated, they'll bite. Their bites sting and are extremely painful, itchy, and can cause red welts and blisters. If you have fire ants on your property, you should be careful when you and your pets use the lawn to avoid stepping on a mound. They are an aggressive ant species and will act quickly once their mound has been disturbed, swarming onto the source and administering their painful bites.

2. Hire professionals to get rid of the fire ant population on your property.

Technician applying pesticide to ant hill in lawn in Dripping Springs, TX,

Fire ants are dangerous and difficult to eliminate on your own, but not for professionals! When you hire professionals to deal with the fire ant population on your property, they will use effective treatments proven to work and take the proper safety precautions during their service.

Professionals will apply their treatment directly to the mound, eliminating the fire ant population at the source.

3. Enroll in a fire ant control program next year to prevent them from taking over your property.

Professional prepping insecticide control in bottle in Bee Cave, TX.

If you dealt with fire ants this year, they will likely be back next year too. Fortunately, you can enroll in a fire ant control program to prevent them from taking over your property again! For this program, professionals will visit several times throughout fire ant season - when they're most active - to apply blanket treatments, which means that it's spread over your lawn and landscape beds for optimum protection from fire ants. Blanketed dispersal ensures that these insects are eliminated and kept off your property.

Fire ants become most active during late summer and early fall, making this an ideal time for treatment.

Sign Up for Our Fire Ant Control Program

Don't let fire ants take up residence on your property - sign up for our fire ant control program to end their reign and give yourself peace of mind when you're outside! At Century Lawn and Landscape, we will visit your property three times to blanket your property with our granular bait, providing consistent, overlapping protection; each application will last until the next. We're committed to making your property free of fire ants, and if a mound pops up between treatments, we will return to apply a treatment directly to it.

We offer our fire ant control program to residential property owners in Austin, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs, TX, and throughout the surrounding areas. Give us a call today at (512) 786-1694 to sign up for our fire ant control program and protect your property from fire ants!