Patent ID: 8124117

Claim:
A method of controlling fire ants comprising applying in a single application step an effective amount of a combination of a fire ant bait and a controlled release treatment composition wherein, (a) the fire ant bait comprises a fire ant food and/or a fire ant attractant and pyriproxyfen; (b) the controlled release treatment composition comprises bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, or combinations thereof, wherein said bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, or combinations thereof are controllably released; and (c) wherein said fire ant bait (a) and said controlled release treatment composition (b) are combined within a single granule, wherein said fire ant bait (a) must be sufficient so as to effectively poison the queen and other stages of the colony, and said controlled release treatment composition (b) is released in a range of about 1 to about 5 days after initial application of said combination of a fire ant bait (a) and a controlled release treatment composition (b) to a locus where control of fire ants is sought.