I want to apply this product in my backyard ( have a huge problem with ants...)....how long I have to wait before my dog can enjoy her backyard again.
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I'm not really sure. I found it to be kind of strong(had to use face mask and gloves) and I was only putting it in my window sills (I live on the 3rd floor). It absolutely works 100%, applied once and only had one or two ants make it through (applied in late April). I might wait about 3 weeks. Probably your dog won't want to go near it. I guess if you know where the ant hills are you can pour this on top of them. I would be cautious about your pet though. This stuff stays pretty well even after it rains. Sorry I couldn't offer more advice.
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If you have a dog i'd say just do the perimeter and maybe spot treat hills, but if you're putting a lot down for a big problem wait until you can't see the powder anymore, give it a good watering for the hell of it and maybe wait a day? My dog seemed to avoid going near the clumps of it though.
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Our dog never even got near the ant poison. Maybe the smell is not good for dogs. Try letting your dog smell the poison to see if it is interested or not. If it isn't interested then you are alright to use it and let the dog use the yard also. Whenever it rains the poison seems to stop working so don't use it when it is going to rain within a few hours. This poison does get rid of the ants for me. I just use it on the ant hills not over the whole area. The ants just either die or leave the area overnight usually. I just never looked for dead ants!
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It should be used like a hypodermic needle. Place gel in amounts about the size of a pea in areas that ants would travel and you will see great results, but it does take a few days. Once the ants find it the results will be fairly quick!
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First you have to wait for it to take effect. (kill the bad area) Then the area needs to be prepared. If it's a small area, it's simple, if it's a whole lawn, it's not so much. And the area of the country you live in will determine timing of things. It's not something that can be answered favorably without more information. I would suggest to contact your local state agriculture extension agency. They are experts in what works in your area. I've followed their advice for years and have excellent results. (I'm in Tennessee) It's a bit of work, but certainly worth it.
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Use full strength. Just put in an empty plastic spray bottle. It kills the ants on contact but put along trail areas even if you don't see any ants. If it's inside, you may want to wipe off some of the excess after about 5 minutes.
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As with any Herbicide please give it a few days or a good rain before putting pets out in the yard. They lick their paws and I would not want to have any issues because of it.
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Absolutely. Just sprinkle it around tree base. Wait a week and see if you can find any ants.
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Hello, Michael, If you use this product in an area that won't get wet; i.e. near sprinklers, etc. one application can last two to three weeks. We spray this around the edges of our home and it really helps keep the ant population from visiting inside our home!
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I have a small yard and I was able to cover the front and back yard with the amount of beneficial nematodes that I bought. I was using it for fleas also and for grubs. In digging this year in the yard I have noticed a marked diminution in the number of grubs that I have run across. I will need to wait another 3-4 weeks to see the influence of the nematodes on june bugs.
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Timidity is to be used for outside it will leave a residual that they will walk over & take it back to the colony .if you had treated the area & it rained you will need to re- treat the area.If you see were the ants are going to the inside of your house spot spray that areas.I hope this will help
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By the reviews, this is suppose to work on ants. I have acres of land to treat. There are many kind of ants but the main problem ants are FIRE ants, red ants, & the big black ones ( not carpenter ants). I mix this granules with several other brands of ant killers and use a liquid product that is for ants also. I have found it is best to use it late evenings, place it around the beds and do every ant bed I find. I place the mix in a large shaker can or use a small scoop so I can go al around the edges of beds then I use the liquid to squirt the beds also. I live in the south, it is hot here. Ants are present almost all year round. All it seems like ant poisons do is they move their beds to another area. I've talked to our agriculture agents and other farmers, nothing works all of the time. You may kill one queen but as other eggs hatch, you have different ( new) ants to kill. is what I've been told. I have not tried burning like this agent suggested. One agent told me he used gasoline in his fields to and burned the beds but do not try it without someone to help you control any fire and do not use close to buildings or your home. I have standard poodles and also have rescued standards. I'd love to find a product I could say, yes it works. Products that worked on killing ants about 20 years ago have been outlawed now. Those worked.
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I've only used this product and have found that it does an amazing job. You will have to put up with hundreds of ants for a few hours as they all eat the bait, but in less than a day's time, there is usually not a trace. When it rains and the ground is wet, they may return, but just use the same procedure. This doesn't exactly answer your question, but it may help.
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Any time. I have sprayed a little every month just to keep the crazy ants from coming back. Have not seen any ants in over 6 months. Will spray about every two weeks starting next month.
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I have been told that I should spray the area every day (once a day) for at least 30 days. Then you can back off to a few times a week, then sporadically. I would certainly try that and see how it goes. Good luck with that!
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I'm not sure what the rating was on the sf coverage, but it comes on 2 sponges. I actually split the package with my neighbor (they were afraid with 3 dogs I would only drive them out of my yard and into theirs) so between us, we did about 2 acres on the package, as both houses sit on about a 1 acre lot each. We didn't do areas where the dogs never go, so I'd guess a good 1 to 1-1/2 acres was covered. Did them last summer, so far this year, all 5 of our dogs are flea free at this point. They must have feasted all winter long. I also have seen only a few spiders, maybe 1 catepillar, maybe a dozen rolly-pollies, no grubworms at all. It looks as if they had a larvae feast all winter, and we are bug-poor this year - although I'm certainly not complaining about that! If you're "infested" already, you might want to use something strong to knock them back, give that 30 days to get out of the soil so it doesn't kill the nemotodes, and then put them out, and they seem to have really worked around here. I'm about to do my spring maintenance dose in the next week or two. They say about twice a year anyway, spring and late-summer, early fall, to keep them active in your yard. I assume if they eat all the food sources, they'll only move to the neighbors yard. They are actual insects that need to feed, but they do reproduce also. You just need to get and keep them established in your yard.
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Here in the upper dessert it deters them for awhile, but ants being ants, seem to return....maybe with hyper vigilance and a rigorous consistent schedule of application they will turn from the oak.....good luck!
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This would seem particularly unsuited to outdoor use.Nothing comes with it but the can of Thick liquid.It could be applied directly to the bar on the trunk.But watching ant behavior they would simply climb over the bodies of the answer already stuck.You might try a garlic water sprayOr boric acid.But ants are creative and determined.Nothing sticky will last outsideIn an environment of blowing dust, pollen ,grass clippings, etc..Good luck
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I used the Terro outdoor liquid and bait 6 pack T1806, as I could see them outside and this worked really well. I used 2 bait traps and placed them where they already had a trail to follow. I have not seen anymore big black ants in the house. I have used the small bait traps in the house with success but you need to keep them away from children and pets. Again you need to find the trail where they come into the area where they are located and put the trap where they have to walk on it or through it coming in or going out. Ants follow a path and don't change the path unless you do some thing to interrupt it. In the spring flying ants come out of the nests and fly off to make new nests, if you see them, kill them, use a spray, by hand, or knock them out of the air to the grown and step on them. I have used most of there products for ants and they have worked very well for me. Just read and follow the directions.