Right after a rain, fire ants swarm in the air and move queens out of the nest relocating to start a new nest some distance away. I used to find them in my swimming pool all the time after a rain.

Buy a can of Orthene, open the lid and punch a few holes in the covering foil with a nail. Use that like a shaker to powder the mounds. STAND UP-WIND. I think that stuff actually "Stinks" them to death.

One of the few animals that I can't figure out why God made em.

I’m convinced fire ants are just alien scouts. Don’t bother trying to convince me otherwise.

That's what I use.

I don’t think it holds up too well over time. I had a container in the garage that was probably 2 years old and the ants ate it all up to no effect. Got a new container from HD and they were dead the next day.

Over and out is what I use. Seems like it eliminates ants for about three months.

Another thumbs up for Orathene.

Well apparently mine must have not been as old as I thought it was. And a good chance it spent time in an open front shed that was shaded. At any rate, all mounds are now currently dead. I leave the red harvester ants alone to help boost the horny toad population out here. Appears to be no collateral damage to those ants. To see them working you’d think they were expecting a blizzard.

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions - I really appreciate the help. I’m going to get some of that Orathene to have on hand in my arsenal.

My chickens found where I put some out and gobbled it right up

Did it seem to bother them any?

No and now my eggs taste better

There you go. Off label use.