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

You could try pouring boiling water into fire ant mounds. It can work, but be careful not to burn yourself (or anyone else).

Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, according to ...

Homemade remedies are generally ineffective in eradicating fire ant colonies. They're uninvited guests that can quickly cause problems and interfere with most outdoor activities, and officials ...

Fire ants are a nasty pest that some newcomers ... So the only way to get rid of an ant infestation or to kill ants around your property is to kill the queen.” You can consider: Gel baits ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants. Red imported fire ants are the most common fire ant species in North ...

Instead, Adkins uses a bait in a ring around the mound to kill off the colony within 24 hours. Red and black fire ants are both common in North Carolina, and can cause anaphylactic shock ...

The machine suddenly froze. When he brought it to a shop for repair, he learned that the problem was caused by fire ants that had entered the console through a gap. Curious about ant behavior ...