How do I use this to kill ants?
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Just put some in the paths.where ever they are coming from. They won't die instantly they will take it back with them. And kill them all
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not that I know of. I use it to kill Argentine Ants which were destroying my a/c unit.
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I have only used it on havester ants, and it was fairly effective. It it a liquid that is mixed with water and poured directly on the opening of a mound. I don't think it is possible to eradicate an established harvester mound, but it has kept them in check.
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I made my own ant moat by using a metal clothing hanger, cut the hanging part off and straightened it out. Then I took a used 16 ounce water bottle and cut the top off of it. I used a nail to make a small hole in the bottom of the water bottle and the stuck the hanger through it. I bent both top and bottom over so I can hang it from my gutter. I used some gorilla glue around the hole inside and outside the water bottle to hold it in place and stop the water from leaking out and placed it 1/2 way up the hanger. Just keep filled with water and no ants. Hang the feeder from the bottom of that. You can also but an ant moat but way when you can make it for little to nothing! I made my own ant moat by using a metal clothing hanger, cut the hanging part off and straightened it out. Then I took a used 16 ounce water bottle and cut the top off of it. I used a nail to make a small hole in the bottom of the water bottle and the stuck the hanger through it. I bent both top and bottom over so I can hang it from my gutter. I used some gorilla glue around the hole inside and outside the water bottle to hold it in place and stop the water from leaking out and placed it 1/2 way up the hanger. Just keep filled with water and no ants. Hang the feeder from the bottom of that.... » Read More I made my own ant moat by using a metal clothing hanger, cut the hanging part off and straightened it out. Then I took a used 16 ounce water bottle and cut the top off of it. I used a nail to make a small hole in the bottom of the water bottle and the stuck the hanger through it. I bent both top and bottom over so I can hang it from my gutter. I used some gorilla glue around the hole inside and outside the water bottle to hold it in place and stop the water from leaking out and placed it 1/2 way up the hanger. Just keep filled with water and no ants. Hang the feeder from the bottom of that. You can also but an ant moat but way when you can make it for little to nothing! « Show Less
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You only use this product for ants when they are underground. Try googling killing sugur ants, that may help
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You cut that red rectangle out with scissors. The diagram shows that that creates that pathway that the ants use to get into the poison. It works like a charm!!
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Yes, this product will work to kill carpenter ants. For best results, locate and treat nests and surrounding areas. Apply around doors and windows and other places where ants enter premises and where they crawl and hide. Spray into infested wood through existing openings.
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This worked fantastically for me when I had a black ant (sugar) problem. I placed mine near what I thought was the source and within a day or two they were all gone. Try leaving it be and don't move/check it. I don't believe this works with red ants if that's what you have.
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I don't even use the squares especially when ants are crawling on walls. So I just put some on the top of the door casing and they go at it. I do wonder if it works because the ants have been coming back with a vengeance lately (summer time in Southern California) but don't have any oh her effective way to kill them besides spraying with stuff like Raid so I'll probably keep using it.
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No - I used about 2" of the tube output to kill what seemed like 1k ants. I have 99% of the tubes still left. But for the small cost of the four pack, it's still an insane deal..even if I never use any more ;-)
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This product is for outdoor use only. If ants are present indoors, we recommend using our TERRO T300-2 2-Pack Liquid Ant BaitsOnce the ants have been eliminated indoors, this product can be used outdoors to kill other ants before they find their way in.
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Greg, the best insecticide for ants is Termidor. No question, hands down number one. Baits tend to take a while so I nail them with Termidor. They cannot detect it period. However, do not spray Termidor inside. Good luck
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When I lived in Florida I tried it with no luck. For the fire ants I used diazinon. The diazinon had to be repeatedly treated to control the population of fire ants.
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I used it outside. I only left it there for a short time (few hours maybe) as it was my son's party and I didn't want to have poison lying around. Never saw the ants again.
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Hi Dorothy, thanks for the question. I actually purchased this for the treatment of carpenter ants! I had a terrible invasion in a dead Fig tree limb, you should have seen them! Unfortunately I cannot post links here, but if you go to YouTube and search "boric acid kill ants" I'd suggest the videos by CupRockTv as well as gregthegardner. I don't own those videos, but I just did a bit if checking for you and I can recommend them. Let me know if you need anything else and have a fantastic day!-Nic
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Greg, In general its not a wise choice to spray any kind of concentrate for ants. The reasons are many but the big one is that they can detect most any active. And once they detect it, they'll stay off the treated surface and avoid where its been applied. This will usually force them elsewhere and essentially complicate the situation. And since the ants you see represent less 10% of the local nest, even if you did kill all the ones you see it wouldn't solve the problem. So what do you do? Well for starters, don't spray inside the home. Instead use a bait. Something like Maxforce Ant Gel or Optigard Ant Gel. These options will readily be accepted by any foraging ant and within a few days, be brought back to their nest and once ingested, kill a bunch of the colony. At the same time you should spray the homes exterior with a "non repellent" active such as Phantom, Optigard Flex or Dominion. These actives won't be detectable by the ants and in turn, they'll readily walk over the treatment. This will allow them to "transfer" the active to other members of their colony so when the active finally does "kicks in" and goes to work, it will kill most if not the entire nest. That will usually happen in 3-4 days following the initial application. The good news is any ants surviving this will in turn know to stay away from the old ant trails for fear of something "bad" in the area so even if you don't kill them all, the non repellents will usually take care of the problem by forcing them elsewhere. Give us a call if you need more advice; its kind of hard to explain all of this via a post. Cheers, Jonathan Customer Care U-Spray Bugspray
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The original version of this product killed them. The label says it does but the recent EPA guidelines forces Terro to create a less toxic blend of chemicals. This means it doesn't kill Ants anymore, they just find another route out of their colony. If you have a fire ant colony, this will keep them from coming out the entrance you spread it on, but they'll most likely just move the entrance a few feet or a few meters. To eradicate, you may need a homemade solution that is less environmentally friendly. I've sprinkled this dust directly on carpenter ants and fire ants outside the colony. Both didn't like it, but they ultimately survived and so did the colony I tried to block entrance to. This is more for taking care of the areas where they force a huge mountain of dirt onto your lawn, than for dealing with the reason it got put there.