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Ant control in Alabama

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Ants in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

Where the trail leads

Look for the rooms and outdoor areas where you regularly notice ants. Food, water, and small openings are useful things to mention when asking for help.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to know the ant species before getting in touch.

Local research

Ants in Alabama: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which ants actually live in Alabama, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Ant species recorded in Alabama

Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) — Reddish-brown stinging ant that builds hard dome mounds up to 18–24 inches high; APHIS lists infestations in AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA and Puerto Rico.…
Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) — The most common ant in and around California homes and one of the most common nuisance ants in the southeastern U.S.; forms huge multi-queen colonies in mulch, leaf litter and u…
Tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) — Non-stinging but extremely numerous invasive ant detected in Texas in 2002, Mississippi in 2009 (still limited to three coastal counties), and Georgia in August 2013; reported i…
Asian needle ant (Brachyponera (Pachycondyla) chinensis) — Small (5.0–6.5 mm) stinging ant present in the U.S. since the 1930s but recognized as a pest since 2006; nests in damp leaf litter, logs and under stones, does not trail, and it…

When ants are busiest in Alabama

Fire ant mating and foraging peak in spring and fall at 70–95 °F; broadcast bait late August through early October for fewer mounds next spring (Clemson HGIC; Texas A&M).

Alabama is federally quarantined for imported fire ants (APHIS); UF/IFAS notes RIFA was first introduced into either Mobile, Alabama, or Pensacola, Florida, between 1933 and 1945. Tawny crazy ants were reported in Alabama between 2009 and 2014 (UGA).

For context, nationally

more than 367 million acres — Acres infested by imported fire ants. USDA APHIS
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Puerto Rico — States and territories with imported fire ant infestations (APHIS). USDA APHIS

Sources: Imported Fire Ants; Argentine Ants (Circular 926); Tawny Crazy Ant (Circular 1064); Asian Needle Ant Around the Landscape and Home. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Ant control in Alabama

Ants in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

Where the trail leads

A useful next step

Ants in Alabama: what the public record shows

Ant species recorded in Alabama

When ants are busiest in Alabama

For context, nationally

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