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- #158 in Pest Control Baits & Lures
The power is in your hands to keep your landscape in line – unleash it with Spectracide lawn and garden products. Our easy-to-use, fast-acting insect, lawn disease and weed control solutions help you tame lawn and landscape invaders with incredible pest-punishing power. Take command with Spectracide brand. You hold the power.Spectracide Fire Ant Shield Mound Destroyer Granules is a deep-reaching formula for use directly on fire ant mounds. Made with our exclusive Accelerator II technology to speed the release of the active ingredient into the mound, this product starts to kill in minutes. It kills the queen and colony in 24 hours and limits new mound formation. Use these granules to treat new mounds as they appear – sprinkle over and 2 feet around each mound.For best results, apply Spectracide Fire Ant Shield Mound Destroyer Granules in morning or evening hours. At these times, fire ants are closer to the surface, virtually ensuring the product will contact them. Water in gently, as high-pressure spray may disturb ants and cause migration, reducing product effectiveness.
Kent M.
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2025
Works as it should. I think it's important to sprinkle the circle around the mound as well, because it keeps them from moving over a few feet and building another mound. Best thing I've found.
LW
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2024
Just sprinkle it on and ants are gone!
AC
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
Very easy to apply and works well, but need to use a little more than suggested to cover the perimeter. The package could use better resealing strips.
Kathie
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2024
I regularly use this product to keep fire ants at bay.
Jane Athanus
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2023
Large bag, good price, easy to spread but didn’t try to smell (😊). Says it kills fire ant hill as well as the queens. Seems to do excellent job.
GRBO23
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2022
This works ok i guess. I wasnt expecting magic but this doesnt seem to kill all the ants. They just move over a few yards and build a new mound. Every couple days i have to go out and spread more of this. Today ill be doing round 8 of treating these ant hills
Rob
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2022
I have been using Spectracide Fire Ant killer for years. We have fire ants bad in our area of the country. Spectracide has never failed to work for me. I will put it on the mounds, lightly water in and then put a small dusting down again. I always wear gloves and a mask because this stuff really works. This is the first time that I have bought this from Amazon, because it was a lot less expensive than at the big box stores. If you have trouble with fire ants this will get rid of them for you.
*CWS*
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016
I live currently on 10 acres in Central Texas, and I have let all of the fiord ants on my land know that they are not welcome! I tried all of the "natural" ways, but the fact remains that we humans have created this horrible mess. In the 1930s the fire ant population was approximately 1 mound per acre. So in the government's infinite knowledge, it was decided that small planes should spray effected acres with a chemical to remove fire ants completely. As you can guess, the plan backfired, and valuable insects were irradiated, and fire ants multiplied exponentially.Ias I said, I tried the non-toxic remedied, and found them to be only folklore to today's fire ants. I have also tried other brands, but THIS ONE WORKS. I have to use it on new mounds that crop us after several weeks (in new places) but it really does get rid of the mound you are treating. I have seen some people say that they see the dying ants come to the surface, but in my experience, that only happens if you are treating planter pots. Do not use if you are trying to get fire ants in you edible gardens, or do as I have done, think of the current crop as the "sacrificial harvest".I will continue to use this brand until fire ants figure out s way to evolve and a new product will need to evolve in this war on fire ants.Good luck!