There's something cathartic about running over a mound with my mower then hitting a million of those devils with spray just to see them flopping around in their death throes on my next pass.

I probably sprayed 150 mounds and went through 8 gallons of Bifen XTS mixture mowing 5 acres today. This time I added Tekko Pro IGR to maybe help keep them at bay as this is probably my last mow for a few months as the the ground is going to be a little soggy pretty soon.

Just thought I would share my hatred of them and my joy of committing ant genocide on a scale not seen since the days of Mao.

A pear burner is so inefficient but so satisfying.

My tip is that you gotta take the fight to them. Meaning, you gotta fight them off your property if you want to keep them off. Go walk the common areas, anything you can access around your property andmake that the battle ground. If you wait until you see them in your backyard, you are too late. Much easier on my suburban half acre, but I think you get the point. And, I like the bait granules. The white powder is great, but it always seems a mound pops up six feet away in a few days.
My oldest is mucho allergic to fire ants, so I am always on the hunt.