Red Imported Fire Ant Control in Helotes, TX

I'll tell you straight: red imported fire ant is one of the species we get called on almost every week in Helotes during the warm months. It's a manageable problem if you catch it early and read it right. This page walks through how to tell you've actually got red imported fire ant, why it's showing up on your property, and what we'll do when we come out. Nothing fancy, just what we've learned from running this job hundreds of times here.

Why red imported fire ant matters in Helotes

Before we get into treatment, here's a minute on why Helotes has the red imported fire ant pressure it does. It matters because it changes the timing of what we do.

This is a question we receive constantly. The answer:

About the red imported fire ant

The mound is the practical identifier:

Where red imported fire ant shows up in Helotes

Sandra Day O'Connor High School (opened 1998) and the two Helotes elementary schools — Part of Northside ISD (NISD). Eave-level paper wasp treatment and playground-adjacent work is recurring during warm-weather months.

When to act in Helotes

Matches the San Antonio cycle, with particularly heavy cicada killer season (July–August) because of the sandy-to-rocky soil transitions along Helotes Creek and adjacent rural lots.

How we treat red imported fire ant in Helotes

A few things we won't do: we won't spray from 20 feet and call it done, we won't sell you a six-month contract for a problem that's going to resolve in three weeks anyway, and we won't recommend treatment if what you've got is harmless. That last one happens more often than you'd think with red imported fire ant calls in Helotes.

Step 2 — Individual mound treatment: