Abstract: A method for preparing and a product made thereby for a bait insecticide composition that is toxic toward fire ants (Solenopsis saevissima v. richterii). Such a composition is comprised of an attractant agent (concord grape extract) mixed with a toxicant (organophosphorous compound) and an enhancing agent (salt). This present invention has the ability to control fire ants while remaining environmentally safe by being inert with regard to most other ants and nearly all other types of insects, rodents and mammals.