How do i know that i digged up...

[XxStrongHeroxX]

i digged up a fire ant colony and it was 1 inch wide and about only a centermeter high. i digged about 5 - 6 inches deep and im wondering if i went deep enough. the hole did not have any more ants running around after i digged them up. did i go deep enough?

[XxStrongHeroxX]

and i dug around 3 inches all the way around

[Batspiderfish]

Digging is not a very good way to find a queen. You should wait until a nuptial flight.

[XxStrongHeroxX]

Digging is not a very good way to find a queen. You should wait until a nuptial flight.

welp too late

[SpeciesK]

How are your ants doing? I am brand new to ants and I tried something similar with several colonies recently and my ants mostly have died. I have four colonies still alive but only one seems to act like what I would think a good colony would act like. I don't know enough about how a normal colony would act though, so maybe all of them will be dead soon.