Take Control of Fire Ants on Golf Courses with Extinguish® Plus

When it comes to preventing fire ants on your golf course, there's no mulligans.

Fire ants are more than an occasional nuisance on golf courses. They're a persistent threat to playability, safety, and overall course conditions. Once colonies establish, they spread quickly, creating mounds across fairways, roughs, and even near greens. Left untreated, the problem only escalates. That's why a solution like Extinguish® Plus fire ant bait can be a golf course's ace in the hole against fire ants.

Target the Colony, Not Just the Symptoms

Many fire ant treatments focus on what's visible: active ants and surface mounds. While that may provide temporary relief, it doesn't solve the underlying issue---the colony itself.

Extinguish® Plus is designed to do both.

Its dual-action formula combines an adulticide with an insect growth regulator (IGR), allowing it to eliminate active worker ants while also disrupting the reproductive cycle of the queen. This approach doesn't just reduce activity; it works to help eliminate the entire colony and prevent it from coming back.

For golf course operators, that means fewer recurring infestations and a more consistent playing surface over time.

Long-Lasting Results

Speed matters when fire ants are present. Extinguish® Plus begins delivering results with noticeable reductions in activity in as little as one week and full colony elimination often within two.

Just as important, it continues working beyond the initial application. By preventing new generations of ants from developing, it helps keep pressure low throughout the season.

Extinguish® Plus makes control a reliable solution for maintaining high turf standards without constant re-treatment.

Protect Playability and Course Conditions, and Enhance Worker Safety

For Golfers: Fire ant mounds don't just look bad, they disrupt the game itself. Uneven surfaces affect ball roll, interfere with shots, and frustrate golfers expecting consistent conditions. By eliminating colonies at the source, Extinguish® Plus helps preserve smooth, uniform playing areas so your course not only looks better, but plays the way it should.

For Maintenance & Personnel: Fire ants are aggressive and deliver painful stings that can cause severe allergic reactions, turning a routine workday into a medical concern. An effective control program with Extinguish® Plus reduces that risk, creates a more protected environment for everyone on the property, and means fewer mounds for maintenance teams to manage and less equipment wear over time.

A Proactive Approach That Pays Off

The most effective fire ant control is proactive, not reactive. Applying Extinguish® Plus before infestations peak stops colonies from establishing, reduces the need for aggressive interventions, and leads to lower costs and fewer disruptions over time, putting out fire ants quickly, targeting the source, and delivering lasting results.