Fire Ant Control in Bonaire, Georgia

Bonaire sits on sandy-clay transition soil, which is the most favorable soil type for imported red fire ants in Middle Georgia. The soil composition hits the sweet spot fire ants look for — enough drainage to prevent flooding of the colony and enough moisture retention for brood development. On top of that, Houston County's 9-month active season gives colonies more time to expand than most of Georgia. It's common for Bonaire properties to have 10 or more active mounds at peak season, which is well above what homeowners in surrounding areas typically see.

We use a two-step approach that targets fire ant colonies from two directions at once. First, we broadcast professional-grade bait across your entire yard — worker ants pick it up during their normal foraging and carry it back to the queen, collapsing the colony from the inside within 7 to 14 days. Second, we apply contact treatment directly to active mounds near your home's entrances, play areas, or anywhere you need fast results. Mound activity slows within 24 to 48 hours of contact treatment. Because Bonaire's sandy-clay soil allows new colonies to establish quickly, we time our bait applications carefully and monitor your property monthly during the active season.

Fire ant control is an add-on to our core lawn care program, which starts at $39 per month. The cost of adding fire ant control depends on your lot size and the severity of the infestation at the time of your first treatment. We give you a custom quote based on your specific property before any work starts — no guessing, no surprises. Homeowners in Bonaire who try to manage fire ants with retail products typically spend $50 to $100 per season on treatments that scatter colonies rather than eliminate them. Professional yard-wide treatment is often the same cost or less over a full season, and it actually works.

We apply broadcast bait twice a year for the best results — in March when colonies start actively foraging after winter and again in September before fall colony building peaks. In Bonaire, timing matters more than in many other areas because the sandy-clay soil allows colonies to establish and expand faster than average. Bait applications should never go down right before rain or irrigation, so we schedule around your watering routine. Individual mound treatments can be applied any time ants are actively building, which in Houston County is most of the year from March through November.

No. Treating a single mound either scatters the colony to a new location in your yard or temporarily knocks down worker ant activity without affecting the queen. In Bonaire specifically, the sandy-clay soil means that new colonies can establish from neighboring properties within weeks of a single-mound treatment. Neighborhoods like The Landings, Forest Lake, and Eagles Brooke have enough property density that fire ants move easily from yard to yard. The only approach that produces lasting results is yard-wide broadcast bait combined with a regular monitoring schedule — which is exactly how we structure our fire ant control program.

Yes. Our fire ant treatments are safe for kids and pets once dry. We apply professional-grade broadcast bait and contact treatments that are formulated for residential use, and we give you clear guidance on when it is safe to re-enter treated areas after each application. We send you a treatment report after every visit that includes what was applied and any precautions to follow. During active mound treatment, we ask that you keep children and pets away from those specific areas until the application is complete and the product has dried.