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Long-Lasting Lawn Pest Control

Lawn pest control can be tricky, but at WeedPro®, we can handle it. We utilize a combination of broadcast baiting and mound treatments twice a year to keep fire ants from infesting your lawn area. This is a proven method of lawn treatment that is guaranteed to prevent fire ant infestation. If you see a mound after we visit, simply call us and we will return and re-treat at no additional cost.

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Why Pests Are Bad for Your Lawn

As a Georgia homeowner, you’re no stranger to insects and pests hanging out in your lawn. However, if you let them stay, you’re putting your yard in danger. This is simply because pests destroy lawns by eating them, taking away vital fluids and nutrients, and wreaking havoc. In fact, in cases of extreme pest problems, lawns can experience stress, discoloration, or even dead patches. If you want to keep your landscape looking good, it’s important to get rid of pests and keep them out. Fortunately, WeedPro® can help!

Fire Ant Control: What You Need To Know

Fire ants were introduced to the United States in the early 1900s. Since their introduction, they have spread throughout much of the country, including every state in the Southeast. Imported fire ants consist of two distinct species: the black imported fire ant and the red imported fire ant. The imported fire ant is unique because it is a pest in both urban and rural areas and affects people, animals, and plants.

Fire ants build underground nests that are a series of interlocking galleries, tunnels, and chambers that may extend one to five feet underground, depending on soil type, age, and colony size. Generally, fire ant mounds are about 12 inches in diameter and height. Mounds in excess of two feet in diameter and height, however, are not uncommon in the Georgia area. Additionally, tunnels just below the soil surface can stretch several yards out from the mound, with regular exits through which the ants come out to search for food.

Fire ants usually build mounds in exposed areas such as lawns, pastures, cultivated fields, and meadows. Still, fire ants are by no means restricted to these areas, and mounds or nests can also be located in rotting logs, around trees and stumps, under pavement and buildings, and even indoors. When their nests are disturbed, fire ants immediately attack the intruder. These ants are notorious for having a painful, burning sting that produces a pustule and intense itching, which can persist for over a week. Infections may occur if pustules are broken. Some people have allergic reactions to fire ant stings that range anywhere from rashes and swelling to paralysis or anaphylactic shock. In rare instances, severe allergic reactions due to fire ant stings can result in death.

A fire ant colony consists of three types of ants: queens, males, and workers. While most nests contain only one egg-laying queen, a small percentage of nests have been found to contain multiple, functional queens. There are two types of queen ants: winged virgin “future” queens that will shed their wings and lay eggs after mating and wingless queens that have already shed their wings. Worker ants are wingless and sterile females. Adult workers differ in size: larger forms are called “major workers” and the smaller forms are “minor workers.” Older workers forage and defend the nest while younger workers care for the developing brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae). Workers in multiple-queen colonies are smaller and lighter in color, and the mounds are often smaller and closer together.

Fire ants might be interesting, but you don’t want them around! Outdoor pest control is easy if you call the right company that can take care of your lawn care at the same time. Contact WeedPro® today!

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How Pest Control Can Improve Your Lawn

Insects and pests are obnoxious to deal with, so when you eliminate them from your outdoor space, you and your family will be much happier. However, your lawn will be happier, too! Because pests can cause excessive damage to your lawn, professional pest control services can improve your lawn more than you may realize. The following are just a few of the benefits you may notice:

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Allows your lawn to grow and flourish

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Prevents the risk of pests invading the inside of your home

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Maintains your lawn’s health

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Reduces the need for pesticide

What To Expect From WeedPro®

If you’re looking for the best outdoor pest control services in Georgia, turn to WeedPro®. As your trusted lawn experts, we’ll help you eliminate any and all pests from your yard, including fire ants. We understand how detrimental insects can be to your landscape, which is why we’re dedicated to helping homeowners remove them from their properties for good. Our goal is to help you maintain a healthy, beautiful lawn, and by controlling your pest problem, that’s exactly what you can expect. Contact us today for a free quote or to get started!