Here we have an example of a fire ant colony that's moved in underneath the roots of this plant the homeowner keeps this plant and this whole bed more moist then the yard generally speaking to the wants to keep the plants alive in the flowers blooming problem is that really attracts fire ants from many different locations around the home they're all throughout this area the soil is very loose and allows them to set up camp in bring their eggs to the surface so the sun will warm them if this area dries out or if the colony splits the new colony will bud off possibly move into the house for additional moisture.
