Texas Two Step and Fire Ants

Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). Photo Credit: April Nobile, AntWeb, California Academy of Sciences, 2000-2008CC:By-NC-SA What, you may be asking yourself, does the Texas two step have with fire ants?  It actually is a two step method of killing the nasty...

Stomping out fire ants

SlowTexas  When I speak as a Master Gardener, I get more questions on fire ants than any other subject.  Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) are loathed in the Southern parts of the United States.  These ants came into the US from South America in soil used as ship’s...