Dursban is a treatment used to kill ants. The treatment label recommends that people and animals avoid contact with the product and treated area for 24 hours after treatment. Individual cases vary. However once established, fire ant control is expensive. States where the ant has not become established are so fearful of its introduction that millions are spent on pest prevention border inspections and internal surveys.
Property owners are responsible for the cost of the treatment.
Treatment periods vary for eradication. Factors such as the weather, water, and food sources impact the growth of the RIFA colonies. Department inspectors will analyze the area for up to a year after treatment to make sure this pest is truly gone.