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Baits are particularly effective on social insects such as ants and termites, because these pests collect food and share it with their colony. Because of this food-sharing ability, slow-acting ant baits such as the ones listed below are best for controlling ants, so the ant carrying it does not die before it returns to the colony. :


  • Optigard Ant Bait Gel

    The powerful, slow acting non repellent active ingredient, thiamethoxam in Optigard ant gel knocks out workers, brood and queens. Also, Optigard Ant Gel Bait provides a longer window of palatability so, as it ages, ants will continue to feed on the bait without any loss of attraction.


    Independent field tests conducted in 2006 against Argentine ants determined Optigard Ant Gel Bait killed 97% of workers and 100% of queens in just three days. By comparison, competitive products registered zero queen mortality.

  • Advion Fire Ant Bait
    Kill fire ants within 72 hours


  • Maxforce Ant Bait Stations
    For use on a broad spectrum of the smaller ants inside use, for their protein dietary needs.


  • maxforce completeMaxforce Complete Bait
    For use on the a wide spectrum of ants for the outside or inside, protein dietary needs.

  • maxforce completeMaxforce Complete Insect Bait-4 lbs.
    Maxforce Complete Granular Insect Bait containg hydramethylnon is a combination of food based ingredients. Maxforce Complete Granular Insect Bait treats a wide variety of crawling insect pests such as ants, crickets, firebrats ,silverfish and roaches.
  • maxforce fc fire ant baitMaxforce FC Fire Ant Bait
    Outside granules to use for fire ants.

    Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait Granular is for the control of imported fire ants. Fire ant mounds can go as deep as 15 feet below the surface and have numerous queens. Drenching the mound with an insecticide in most cases will not be sufficient to eradicate the colony.



  • maxforce ant bait gel Maxforce FC Ant Bait Gel
    For use on a broad spectrum of the smaller ants inside use, for their sugar dietary needs.


  • advance 381 B liquid bait Advance 381 B Liquid Ant Bait
    For use on a broad spectrum of the smaller ants inside or outside use, for their sugar dietary needs. Liquid Ant Bait





  • Advance Carpenter
    Ant Bait
    For use on a broad spectrum of ants, including carpenter ants. For use inside or outside, protein dietary needs.


  • Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Gel
    A carpenter ant bait, inside or outside use. Used for their carpenter ants' dietary needs.

  • maxforce carpenter ant bait kitMaxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Kit
    A kit that combines Maxforce Carpenter Ant Gel and Advance Ant Bait to feed both the protein and sugar dietary needs of carpenter ants.
    Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Kit : Use Taurus SC outside and the baits either in or outside Contains: 1 -Advance 375 A Ant Granular Bait 8 oz.(protein needs) 1 -Maxforce Carpenter Ant Gel Bait Syringes (sugar needs)(MAX FORCE ) 1 -20 oz Taurus SC Non Repellent Insecticide

By the slower method of destroying the colony, some say ant baits offer a more permanent pest solution than broadcast applications of spray pesticides, which basically repels pests from a structure unless a non repellent like Taurus SC is used.
  • The use of outdoor ant bait stations such as the Bait Plates will preserve and protect baits. Remove competitive food sources. are less effective in areas with abundant food sources that serve as a rival food source like : dumpsters, chicken houses, pet's feeding dishes, trash cans, etc. Another type of ant bait competition comes from aphids and scale insects producing honey dew outside. If you do notice mold like substance on your perimeter plants treat the ornamentals with an appropriate labeled product like Liquid Seven.
  • Use fresh ant bait, once the container is opened it needs to be used within 6 months to 1 year. It not, it becomes stale and unacceptable to the ants, not having a good acceptance. Do not use insecticidal sprays or dusts before or during ant baiting treatment. Contact or a residual insecticide applied some time prior to treatment or during the baiting treatments, sets a hostile environment, suppressing foraging activity from the foraging ants. Ant baits are most effective when temperatures are above 70F. If daytime temperatures are in the 90's a nighttime application may be more effective. Placing a small amount of ant bait or other food (potato chips) close to a mound will determine if ants are there, ready to forage for food within 30 minutes if conditions are favorable. Do not use ant baits on wet surfaces such as grass with dew. This will make the bait less desirable to the ants --- remember the ants perceive the baits as a potential food source. Broadcasting ant baits are normally more effective in reducing fire ants than mound treatments. Broadcasting is more economical and less labor intensive than
    individual mound treatments in areas with more than 40 mounds per acre. Be very thorough when ant baiting, using ant bait. If at all possible locate possible entry points, looking for their trails, placing the ant bait in those areas. Don't forget the baiting of the ant bait outside as well.
  • IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO REMOVE ANY OTHER FOOD COMPETITION WHEN BAITING AND LEAVE IT ALONE ONCE THE ANTS START FEEDING ON IT.
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