Fire ants love this type of weather because the humid, damp air allows fire ant queens to continue producing high numbers of eggs, and the colony remains in a highly viable state, as worker ants bring soil to the surface. Summer or fall fire ant treatments may be necessary if no treatments were made in the spring. There are several alternatives that a homeowner may consider when deciding on a treatment. Broadcasting a bait product over your entire yard using a hand grass seeder, making sure to get uniform coverage and an even spread. Step 2 .
Baits are vastly different from contact insecticides.
Baits, as the name suggests, are used as food by foraging fire ants. The ants actively pick up bait quickly after application. They carry the food back to the colony and begin feeding. The component is derived from a soil fungus and takes about 3 weeks to several months to kill the colony. They do not kill ants.