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Kicking Fire Ant Mounds: Satisfying but Ineffective

Disturbing a mound only reassigns workers to repair; the queen keeps laying eggs 6 ft deep. Colonies have 30k–40k workers—kicking does nothing long-term. Use baits for real control.

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