Protect your equestrian property, pastures and home from fire ants. At McNeely, we don’t just offer preventative pest control – we also provide corrective treatments for specific pest problems such as fire ants. Our fire ant elimination pros offer a range of one-time services to eliminate any fire ant infestation you find in your home or equestrian property.
Fire Ant Protection Plans Available:
• Fire Ant Annual Maintenance Program that includes Fall and Spring treatments
• Annual Treatment Program For Non-Pasture Areas
• Corrective Baiting Program for your home, business, or equestrian property
• Green Alternative Baiting Program
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Fire Ants
Fire ants and their telltale mound nests should be actively avoided. Interfering with a fire ant nest can cause them to sting, resulting in painful welts. To prevent red ants from entering a structure, seal all internal and external cracks and crevices.
Unlike many other ants, which bite and then spray acid on the wound, fire ants only bite to get a grip and then sting (from the abdomen) and inject a toxic alkaloid venom (piperidine).
For humans, this is a painful sting, which leaves a sensation similar to what one feels when they get burned by fire – hence the name fire ant – and the aftereffects of the sting can be deadly to sensitive individuals.