Swoboda Posts Tagged ‘fire ants’
Pest Outlook for May – Bryan Texas
As the crazy weather continues for 2022, we try to look ahead at the potential for pest emergence for May and into summer. The April weather has been insanely variable. The heat has been up, the cold has been present, it’s dumped golf ball0-sized hail, there have been tornados, there have been insanely violent thunderstorms, […]
Fire Ants – April Pest Spotlight In Bryan / College Station
April 2022, what a weird seasonal start to spring. The weather has been hot, cold, freezing, baking, and then warm, and cold all over again. The wicked weather makes it difficult to be a pest and remain outdoors. While many pests are on the move, fire ant season is here. This blog discusses fire ants […]
Summer is the Height of Pest Season
Nothing screams July like a yellowjacket. The sad truth is that summer is the busiest season for pest control. In this blog, we look at three summer pests that spoil the party. The Cockroach Nothing puts people off food then seeing a cockroach. The warm weather, all those BBQ parties, all of those indoor pizza […]
By May, most of the ant colonies around the Bryan, Texas area are fully active. The foragers are out gathering food. The scouts are looking for new areas should the colony need to divide or relocate. The workers are assessing the colonies’ needs and making repairs. They are also restocking their food supply from last […]
Spring is the time when fire ant colonies expand. They take food gathering seriously and display advanced skills when it comes to colony location options. They build satellite colonies with rooms for storing additional food. The Use of Colonies Fire ants use colonies to build a bigger collective. If you see a new fire ant […]
Texas is home to some fearsome ants and some that are so small you can hardly see them. Inside we explore several species of ants that might be pestering you. Crazy Ants – Imported from South America, crazy ants are just that – crazy. Oddly, a colony of crazy ants will wipe out a colony […]
Fire ants do invade homes in search of food and water. These are omnivores and will happily eat plant and animal to sustain their colonies. Like other species of ants, fire ants have foragers – works whose job it is to search out and find food sources either to bring back to the collective or […]
Fall Fire Ant Control in Bryan Texas
Fall is one of the best times to be proactive in dealing with ants and specifically, fire ants around your home or business. Ants and Swarming At least once per year, ants swarm – the break off and start a new colony. Fall is one of the two times – spring is the other – […]
Fire Ants – Home Invasion Nightmare
Fire ants are just crazy, but they are not ‘crazy ants’ – those are another type of ant that pesters Bryan and College Station residents. Fire ants are perhaps the worst type of ant to have around your home or your yard. For one thing, their sting is venomous, and they do sting rather than […]
