Optigard Ant Bait Gel
Active Ingredient :
Thiamethoxam
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.
Why Choose Optigard Ant Gel Bait
- Broad-spectrum of ants and other arthropod pests, including Florida Carpenter ants
- Colorless and odor-free
- Non-repellent and transferable;knocks out workers,brood and queens
- Remains palatable for at least 14 days after baiting(indoors
and outdoors)
- Packaged in a ready-to-use syringe with plunger for easy application
For indoor and outdoor control of structure-invading ants : excluding fire ants,
harvester and pharoah ants.
Optigard Ant Gel Bait offers unparalleled control of a broad spectrum of ants, including Argentine, carpenter, ghost and
other nuisance ant species, by ingestion and transfer of the bait, providing
efficacy against the entire colony, not just the workers.
Optigard Ant
Gel Bait doesn't have the unsightly yellowish-brown color or the inconsistent,
runny consistency of other baits.
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.
Tests conducted with Carpenter ants in Florida showed Optigard Ant Gel
Bait achieved 95% mortality of workers in two days, 100% in three days.
Efficacy of Maxforce reached only 11% after three days.
Optigard Ant Gel
Bait is transparent at application
and stays clear throughout treatment. Optigard Ant Gel
Bait has little to no odor and doesn't
stain treated surfaces. And Optigard Ant Gel
Bait's thicker consistency allows it to hold
its shape without running.
Combined with an extremely palatable
formula, this potent active ingredient is readily transferred throughout
the colony, providing complete colony elimination.
Optigard Ant Bait Gel has a highly attractive formula that promotes ready
transfer of the active ingredient throughout the colony.
It is approved for use indoors and outdoors, applied
in cracks and crevices
Optigard Ant Gel Bait can be used indoors and outdoors as spot treatments
where ants nest and forage.
Optigard Ant Gel Bait can be used for
both clean-out and maintenance. It is also labeled for use in food
handling establishments and within food serving areas when applied
according to label specifications.
Optigard Ant Gel Bait can be used
on porous and non-porous surfaces without staining.
Optigard Ant Gel Bait demonstrates excellent ingestion activity against
a wide range of ant species.
The new gel formulation takes advantage
of the non-repellent chemistry of thiamethoxam, which controls the
entire colony via transfer and trophallaxis (regurgitation). Once
this bait formulation is applied, it works on worker ants within
2 to 3 days.
Studies show complete colony elimination occurs in as
little as 3 days to 2 weeks, depending on the ant species and level
of infestation.
Optigard also provides a longer window of palatability
so, as it ages; ants will continue to feed on the bait without any
loss of attraction.
"Optigard products by Syngenta do the job right the first time, resulting
in fewer callbacks," said Dr. Deanna Branscome, technical representative,
Syngenta Professional Products. "The clear gel formulation of the ant
bait is easily applied and offers strong efficacy both indoors and out."
Ant species thrive in just about any habitat, and can enter the home
through even the smallest of cracks or crevices. Packaged in convenient,
ready-to-use syringes with individual plungers, Optigard Ant Gel Bait
offers increased control , for both indoor and outdoor application.
The convenient replaceable caps help ensure less mess
and wasted product.
For the
control of "mega colonies," and areas with extremely high ant pressure,
it can be used as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) system
with such products as Termidor, Phantom or Demand Cs insecticides.
