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Fire Ant Alert!

Although fire ants are active (and can forage!) in NC from February through November, they are especially prevalent when temperatures are warm and following periods...

Get Ready for Fire Ants

You know which turf insect responds fastest to four days of constant rain followed by 80 degree weather? Fire ants. You may have noticed the...

Rain + 60°F = Fire Ants

Although temperatures have gotten considerably cooler in the last week, don’t be fooled into thinking fire ants are done for this year! A quick search...

Fire Ants and Electricity

As mentioned in a previous blog post, fire ants are attracted to areas with warmer soil temperatures (around paved surfaces, bare soil and near electric...

Fire Ant Alert!

Fire Ant Alert! Look familiar? You may have noticed that before our snow this week, fire ant mounds were starting to appear. As temperatures slowly...

Fire Ants Unfazed by the Wind

  Even though fire ants are typically active when average temperatures are in the 70s, this video from October 18, 2017 shows fire ants foraging...