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Ant control in Georgia

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Ants in Georgia: what to know

Around Georgia

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 Georgia: what the public record shows

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

in excess of 350 feet

Argentine ant trail length measured in Georgia

Trails cross property lines, so neighbors often share one colony.

University of Georgia Extension

40 to 150 mounds per acre

Fire ant mounds per acre, single-queen areas

Even single-queen yards can have dozens of mounds needing broadcast bait.

University of Georgia Extension

200 or more mounds with up to 40 million ants per acre

Fire ant mounds and ants per acre, multiple-queen areas

Multi-queen infestations are the worst case for lawns and require repeated baiting.

University of Georgia Extension

Ant species recorded in Georgia

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 Georgia

Fire ant mating flights occur soon after rainy periods, most commonly in spring and fall; Argentine ants move indoors during hot, dry spells and again in late fall and winter (UGA).

UGA notes almost all Georgia counties except the most northeastern are fully quarantined for fire ants. Tawny crazy ants have been reported in Dougherty, Camden and Glynn counties. Georgia's Structural Pest Division requires a license to provide pest management services.

Rules that apply in Georgia

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: Argentine Ants (Circular 926); University of Georgia Extension; Imported Fire Ants; 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 Georgia

Ants in Georgia: what to know

Around Georgia

Where the trail leads

A useful next step

Ants in Georgia: what the public record shows

Ant species recorded in Georgia

When ants are busiest in Georgia

Rules that apply in Georgia

For context, nationally

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