How to Get Rid of Small Dirt Mounds in a Lawn

An ant infestation is the most common cause of small dirt mounds to start popping up in your lawn. If you allow these dirt mounds to stick around, the ant colony will continue to thrive. You might even start to see additional mounds of dirt pop up throughout your lawn. Fire ants are the most likely culprit for the formation of these small dirt mounds, and you will need to use specific methods to get rid of them.

Pesticide
Shovel

Instructions

- 1
  Choose the type of pesticide to get rid of ants. Exterminating the ants is the only way to remove the ant hills. Some examples of pesticides to use include bendiocarb, carbaryl, chlorpyrifos and diazinon.
- 2
  Check the pesticide product label to determine how much you need to use on your lawn to get rid of the ant hills. For diazinon, you need 2 pounds of pesticide per 1,000 square feet of land.
- 3
  Apply the pesticide in and around the ant hill. Make sure the entrance and surrounding grass are treated.
- 4
  Saturate the small dirt mounds with your hose. This will activate the pesticide so that it can eliminate the ant problem on your lawn.
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  Flatten the ground, once the pesticide has killed off the ant population, by turning over the mound with a shovel. You will need to lay sod or re-seed the turned-over dirt areas; the grass that surrounds the area should remain healthy.

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