Nippon Ant Killer Liquid contains a mix of sugar, honey and Spinosad, a naturally occurring ingredient, which has been extensively tested and found to be effective against ants but which will not harm the majority of beneficial insects. Simply put a few drops of Nippon Ant Killer Liquid (included in the box) inside the traps and the ants will soon find their way in. Our leave safe policy is at the responsibility of the homeowner if a specific place has been given and delivered to, should it be stolen. Puckett generally recommends a yard-wide application in the fall and individual treatments in the spring and as needed.

Do not disturb feeding ants as it is essential they take the bait back to the nest and the rest of the colony. No-one likes to find ants running around in the kitchen or in and out of holes in the skirting board. As we said above, this method kills only individual ants and does nothing against the colony as a whole. Instead of offering a clear bait station, the T334 design is opaque, with one side white and the other brown.

The dual coloring and sticky pad make for an ant bait that can more easily fade into the background (as long as you have either white or brown decor). You can’t do the same with opaque bait stations, so with those you’re left guessing about what’s going on. In fact, if you live in any of the southern states that the USDA classifies as a “certain” fire ant region, there’s no hope of being totally rid of them—you can only keep them at bay. Putting a pesticide perimeter around your house is another option and one that Ramsey said can be effective, but only if you are sure the ants are coming from outside. But still, doing it yourself is possibly a good way to make a large amount of ant killer in a single swoop.

Please contact your sites administrator if you believe this other user or machine has unauthorised access. There are a wide variety of ways to manage an ant problem, but all of the experts we spoke to steered us toward using baits. The ants are tiny enough to get in via the cracks between the lid and the box but nothing else could get in there. Effective for up to one month, in the first instance change the bait every day until ant activity ceases (usually 7 to 10 days).

Terro also sells outdoor bait stations ( 1806 and T1812) that you can stake to the ground for more security.

As with any biocide, always read the label and product information before use and dispose of responsibly afterwards. Can be applied into small receptacles, such as bottle tops or lids, along ant trails and where ants are seen. We also did not consider any kill-on-contact sprays like Ortho Home Defense Max Ant Roach and Spider Insect Spray and Raid Ant Killer. Nippon Ant Killer Liquid can be used both indoors and outdoors, either with a Nippon Ant Control System or on its own. This is the older stuff which worked for me in past, unfortunately the liquid within seems thick or dried out.Rollins’s Glen Ramsey said that he takes this into account when choosing a bait for a specific location. Imidasect ant gel is a highly effective formulation to attract and control Pharoah Ants, Argentine and Black ants.

For one, the opaque bait station makes it nearly impossible to monitor how much bait remains, as well as what kind of ant activity is going on inside. These products create a barrier that ants do not want to cross; however, they might find another way into the home. We set out Terro and two other borax-based baits at two different houses and watched as the ants walked right by the other two and lined up to feast on Terro. We still haven’t quite mentally gotten over the fact that seeing a swarm of ants march into the trap and then back out is actually a good thing that turns them into very effective poison vectors, rather than some sort of trap-defying jailbreak. But if you try to kill household ants the wrong way, you can actually split the colony—and make the problem worse.

All worker ants are liquid feeders and most of the commonly found indoor infesting ants have a preference for sugary food types. Ant baits containing hydramethylnon are not expected to cause more than nausea, vomiting, or minor diarrhea if ingested.