Fire Ant Bait-4.5 lb 55555354

If used correctly it will dramatically lower the ant population. I had ant hills every where in my pasture until I started using this bait. I put it out around the holidays in May, July and September and I saw a big difference in the number of ant hills. It can be used around grazing animals. For me one of these goes a long ways. You don’t have to cover a whole field for it to be effective. Ants forage a long way to find food. It’s expensive but worth it.

This ant bait seems expensive, but that's because it works. Unlike a lot of the things you can pick up in the stores, this product is made to effectively cover a large area to stop fire ants and keep them away. Fire ants are scavengers, so broadcasting this treats that location and a bit of the surrounding area because nearby ants will wander in to find food and take this back to their nest as well. We had an area covered with ant mounds, both small and large. We noticed a reduction in about a week. After the second week, the area was clear. We spread this in mid-March. As of the beginning of August, we have still seen very few ants in the entire area. The smell isn't very strong considering the power of the product. If you've used a few different pesticides or fertilizers, you've probably come across a few that make you cough from the strength of the smell just by opening the container. It may not be flowers or perfume, but the odor is very mild. It's important to follow the directions. First, use protection when handling the bait. This is a poisonous substance, so take proper precautions. I recommend plastic or vinyl gloves since they're cheap and disposable. Second, this bait should not be used if you expect rain in the next 2-3 days. The longer the dry spell, the better, because rain sours the bait to the point the ants will not take it. It also shouldn't be applied directly to the mounds if you're spot treating. That will cause the ants to move the bait off and ignore it. Give the mound a foot or two of space and sprinkle in a circle around the area. If you're just open broadcasting to cover a large area, it doesn't matter where it lands. The ants will find it and take it. Based on the amount and the recommended coverage, this should easily treat 2-3 acres. The granules are very small, and a lot of the normal cheap spreaders you get will over-apply, even on the lowest setting. I had that issue without knowing it, so I'll be taping over a portion of the feeder holes next time to get proper coverage. FINAL WORD: If you have ants and need to treat a larger area, get this. It works incredibly well, and the effect lasts.

This stuff is great. YOU MUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!! Do not aggravate the mound. When you sprinkle it on the ants come out. I did use this with diatomaceous earth and the ants are dead. Give it a few days to work.

This product did really well stopping the spread and killing existing mounds at our farm in the yard area surrounding the house . Follow instructions closely. Try not to disturb the mound and put it own when it won’t rain for several days. It destroys large hills in a short period of time. Would highly recommend.

This stuff works fantastic but you absolutely have to follow the instructions provided. If you deviate at all, it wont be as effective on controlling the ants and could even not work at all. Dont use just before or right after a lot of rain, use on undisturbed mounts, if you for example cut the lawn and disturb mounts, then sprinkle this on the mounds, it isnt going to be as effective as when fire ants have their mound disturbed, they tend to move. This needs to be taken into the colony as food for this to work and when the ants are mad, they dont forage for food.

I reviewed this item years ago when I first discovered it. It is still the best, most effective fire ant killer on the market. It is somewhat pricey but it beats spending good money on products that give less results. Not only does it wipe out the colony but it KILLS the ants... you don't have the mound getting mad and moving ten feet away to make a new mound. Plus, unlike some other products, you don't have to water this in. Just sprinkle it around the mound and watch. It doesn't take long for the laborers to discover it and begin to take it into the colony to feed the queen and everybody else along the way. The next day there will still be activity, but the ants will be sluggish because they are being EXTINQUISHED!!!! Within days you can knock that hill down and mow over it. Buy it because it works.

This is very effective ant killer!!! I used it along a heavily infested sidewalk at my horse barn and the ants haven't come back. That was in May, this is the end of July now. Still, no ants. Then I used it in my riding ring on thirty or more ant hills. They are also GONE! And unlike other products that just make the ants mad, no other ant hills cropped up nearby later. I am so glad I found this product. I have recommended it to two of my horse back riding friends and they are sold on it too. There is much to love about this ant killer. I can use it in my horse pastures and it won't harm my animals. I don't have to "water it in" like so many other products, which is labor intensive if you have 36 acres to treat and hundreds of ant hills. The canister is lightweight and I can carry it with me on the riding mower. I bought the 25 lb bag and use the handy canister as a refillable tote. I have needed this wonderful product for years and am so glad to find it.