Look for holes in your lawn with disturbed earth, or dirt mounds that reveal their nests entry spot. He adds, "Follow ant trails using a flashlight or a magnifying glass to see where they're heading.

Your concerns about butterflies are valid. Any insecticide used against ants and chinch bugs will hit other non-target insects, too. Since lawns are outdoors, we have to expect they’ll have a variety ...

you can figure out how to tell if the ant mound in your yard is full of fire or regular ants. Regular red ant mounds will ...

Another solution is to shop for a lawn treatment that pairs a fertilizer with ... In the end, the best way to avoid the pain of a fire ant bite is to keep watch and avoid mounds whenever possible.

LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step. Borrowing its name from the country ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Tired of those pesky red fire ants ruining your lawn with their mounds? The LSU Ag Center has shared ways to deal with them safely. Red fire ants are known ...