Around Arkansas
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local ant information
Ant control in Arkansas
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Ants in Arkansas: what to know
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 Arkansas: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which ants actually live in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas
- 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.…
- Carpenter ants (Camponotus spp.) — Large black or bicolored ants (1/4 to 1/2 inch) that excavate moist or decayed wood for nests rather than eating it; indoor nests are usually satellites of an outdoor parent col…
- Odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile) — Small (1/16–1/8 inch) brown-black ant that smells like rotten coconut when crushed; found throughout North America with the widest range and greatest ecological tolerance of any…
When ants are busiest in Arkansas
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).
Arkansas is federally quarantined for imported fire ants (APHIS).
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; Carpenter Ants; Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile Say), EB1550E. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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