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You can as well try eradicating them right from their colony (anthills) by drenching chemicals mixed with water. e.g Cinfidor or Gladiator these can also be applied at the base of each tree crop.
An alternative biofreindly method is to keep the root zone of your trees ever moist by irrigation since these insects are more active when weather/soil is dry however.