Vitax Nippon Ant Killer Liquid Insect Control,

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This very useful Nippon product has two refillable plastic disc shaped traps with tiny holes which can be punched in the sides for the ants to enter. There are no dogs, cats or other things roaming around in here that could disturb the traps and today it happened inside a closed box (with a transparent lid) in a matter of hours so I know nothing like a mouse or cockroach could have disturbed it (not that I've seen any of those in here anyway). You can’t do the same with opaque bait stations, so with those you’re left guessing about what’s going on. It’s also important to minimise the availability of other food sources such as sugary foods and spillages to ensure bait intake and increase control.

Some granular ant bait and ant gel bait are different formulations, designed to work alone or in combination with each other when a buffet is the best option. Our picks in this guide should work with regular household ants, including little black ants, odorous house ants, Argentine ants, acrobat ants, pharaoh ants, and white-footed ants. Common insecticides include sodium tetraborate decahydrate (borax), fipronil, avermectin, indoxacarb, and hydramethylnon.Another method of treating a fire ant mound is to use a drench, which is a combination of pesticide and water that you pour directly onto the mound.

We sought out a toxin that is strong enough to wipe out an ant colony but at the same time is something that you can place around your house with confidence.Corvallis (OR): National Pesticide Information Center, Oregon State University; Jul 2009 [cited 21 Aug 2019]. Going this route isn’t for everyone and we haven’t found any conclusive evidence that the homemade versions are any more effective than Terro, in fact, the opposite may be true. Rollins’s Glen Ramsey said that he takes this into account when choosing a bait for a specific location.

You’re killing the ones that may be there immediately, but there is no impact to a colony somewhere else,” he said. Ants and crawling insects can be unwelcome visitors to homes and gardens, but Nippon has the solution to controlling them as quickly as possible. That won’t happen with Terro T300 Liquid Ant Baits, a favorite among homeowners because they’re simple to use, widely available, and filled with an effective, slow-acting poison that targets and eliminates the entire colony.

Nippon Ant Killer Liquid is hazardous to bees and should not be used in areas where food, feed or water could become contaminated. Some baits are protein-based, and an ant’s preference can depend both on the type of ant and the time of year: In the warmer months, a lot of ants “feed on high-sugar, high-carbohydrate things because they’re quick energy,” Ramsey said. If using without a bait station, simply place three to four drops on a clean surface such as a piece of plastic, glass or metal next to the ant run. Nippon Ant Killer Liquid is particularly useful when the ant nest site is unknown or inaccessible, but likely entrance points include holes in walls, around drainage and waste pipes, air bricks, and beneath work surfaces, kitchen units, baths and wash basins. Once that active ingredient is released,” Puckett said, “there is going to be a long period of time during which it has to break down, and during that time if other non-target organisms come in contact with it, they can succumb to the active ingredient.

Ortho’s Orthene Fire Ant Killer mound bait uses indoxacarb but at a much lower concentration, so it’s good only for mound treatment and not as a yard-wide application. A ready-to-use liquid insecticide bait, Nippon Ant Bait Station is perfect for anyone looking for a clean and simple solution to their ant problem.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.