Fire Ant Control (Management)

Learn first hand how to manage and control fire ants by viewing this instructional video.

• Fire Ant Control Made Easy Video

Fire Ant Biology

Learn what it is like to live in a fire ant colony.

• Life of a Fire Ant Video

Biological Control of Fire Ants

• Decapitating Flies Attacking Imported Fire Ants

Video Clips on Fire Ants from eXtension and Other Sources

The following clips show how fire ants behave or demonstrate concepts and procedures associated with controlling fire ants. They were filmed with the input of fire ant scientists for use in educational programming. Most of them are silent videos.

Biting/Stinging

• Video - Fire Ant Biting and Stinging

• Video - Fire Ants Crawling on Bare Foot

• Video - Fire Ants Attacking a Young Bird

• Video - Fire Ants Attacking a Fawn

• Video - Fire Ants Attacking a Caterpillar

Foraging and Bait Applications

• Video - Fire Ants Foraging

• Video - Fire Ants Picking Up Bait

• Video - Getting Ready to Apply a Fire Ant Bait

• Video - Got a Minute? Treat Your Front Yard with Fire Ant Bait

• Video - Using a Truck-mounted Fire Ant Bait Blower

Individual Mound Treatments

• Video - Three Methods for Treating an Individual Fire Ant Mound

• Video - Drenching a Fire Ant Mound with a Liquid Insecticide

Biology and Identification

• Video - Fire Ant Brood

• Video - The Fire Ant Queen, Workers, and Brood

• Video - Fire Ant Workers Tending the Queen

• Video - Harvester Ants

Mating Flight/Movement

• Video - Winged Fire Ants Leaving the Colony on a Mating Flight

• Video - Fire Ant Farm

• Video - Fire Ant Response to Flooding - Rafting Down the River

• YouTube Video - Disturbing a Fire Ant Mound

• Video - Fire Ants Moving the Colony Across the Road

• Video - Fire Ants Attacking a Traffic Light Control Box

• Video - Fire Ants Building a Nest in an Electrical Utility Box