Can you just refill these with Terro liquid ant bait if they get knocked over?
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I guess so if you have the Terro liquid. However, I never did because I never find the liquid. Buy it from ACE hardware so much better price... Amazon is very expensive this year for this product.
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No, not refillable (you don't want to get on you because it is a pesticide). They are sealed when you buy. Stake into ground in yard & turn to open (I think about 1/4 turn). I bought these to stop large black ants from coming into my house to look for food. Stake a few around my house in Spring/good for a few months. Sometimes the ants are active in Fall, so I replace at that time.
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No, there pretty much sealed- when you push down on the top it punctures the seal and it drips down into the bottom half, I've never had problems, put them out of the way and they even come with like tent stakes to push into the soil--they work Great !!
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I think you could without any trouble. The bait is in an upside down cup, you just pull the cup off and you could put the bait in. The bait isn't a the liquid, it is like maple syrup, so it won't spill easily in the first case.
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Hmmm. . . I don't know. The liquid is in a cup that slowly drips out into the bait trap from the top. I suppose you could refill them; it's just not something I have thought about. As for tipping over, I don't think that will be a problem, though. The traps have holes on each end, and come with pointed stakes to push through. They work great in the yard, and the one I have on the patio seems heavy enough--it didn't tip over with our latest wind/rain storm.
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The units come with plastic stakes that you can push through holes in the base that will prevent them from being knocked over. However, I don't know if it would be possible to refill this particular style of bait. The plastic cups have a foil-type covering on the bottom of the cup that you press down onto another plastic stake that is a part of the base. This stake punctures the cup full of bait from the bottom. There might be a way to refill, but I don't think it would be easy....and the design of this unit makes spillage nearly impossible. Hope that helps!
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Yes you can. You can buy large containers of the liquid on Amazon for a much lower price than individual baits, and just squirt some of it into the bottom of the trap. I'd also put the cup back onto the top of the bait to help keep out rain water and dirt.
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Hang an ant moat/trap on top of it and fill it with water. The larger it is, the better. Example at: Ant Trap - Protect Bird Feed From Ants With the Trap-It Moat (Red) or make your own.
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Thank you for the question. I am sorry wee do not sell something similar for large ants.
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As long as the ants eat food like sweets or bread crumbs or anything that has Suger in it . Yes it should kill them and the queen. I'm working in Vietnam now. My house is infested with ants every three months . It just seems the time cycle here. I put out Terro and watch them picnic on it a few days. After that they're gone for three more months until the rains push them back inside. This isn't a dirty house thing. It's the tropics and ants march like you see on tv by the millions . I tried combat ant killer . But the ants ignored it, the Terro they go crazy for it. I'm right now awaiting ten ounces of terro in my order from the states. Rainy season is about to come. I bought the ounce bottles seemed cheaper than the 6 pack. Just put a couple drops on the floor near the ants or on card board or an old saucer or what ever you have. I put it directly on the floor . I pour a line not a round drop. The line allows them to feed like tiny cattle . Don't kill them let them eat and return to the queen . It takes a coupele of days . Good luck .
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It seems like it would work with hanging it below the trap on the hook. The trap is great in stopping ants as long as you keep water in the cup/trap.
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No - I used about 2" of the tube output to kill what seemed like 1k ants. I have 99% of the tubes still left. But for the small cost of the four pack, it's still an insane deal..even if I never use any more ;-)
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it should be okay as long as the granular mix is small enough. the slots for the ants to enter and exit narrow.
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I placed one in the corner of my counter because there was an army of ants targeting the sugar bowl in my kitchen. I think as long as it doesn't come in contact with any food items or cooking surfaces (that is if it doesn't spill anywhere), it should be safe. I feel these baits are safer than using insect sprays.
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The original version of this product killed them. The label says it does but the recent EPA guidelines forces Terro to create a less toxic blend of chemicals. This means it doesn't kill Ants anymore, they just find another route out of their colony. If you have a fire ant colony, this will keep them from coming out the entrance you spread it on, but they'll most likely just move the entrance a few feet or a few meters. To eradicate, you may need a homemade solution that is less environmentally friendly. I've sprinkled this dust directly on carpenter ants and fire ants outside the colony. Both didn't like it, but they ultimately survived and so did the colony I tried to block entrance to. This is more for taking care of the areas where they force a huge mountain of dirt onto your lawn, than for dealing with the reason it got put there.
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Our feeders are on a Shepard hook. The ants climb the pole but the Trap-It is between them and the feeder, so they fall into the water in the Trap-It and drown.
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It will but this product worked much better than the dust if you have them in the house. Outdoors the dust is better. TERRO Ant Killer Liquid Ant Baits (pre-filled) , Pack of 1
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I wouldnt recommend these b/c you can only fit like 1 or 2 oz of fluid in them, otherwise they tip over and make a huge mess
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I know you said you tried everything, but I had a huge ant infestation for the first 2 years in my house. I stumbled on Terro Ant Killer Liquid Baits, which I had never seen before and only one Wal Mart near me stocks them (occasionally). I bought a 4 pack and left one bait in each spot where I saw an ant trail. I usually have no need to put more down until the following spring and I really don't see the ants in my house like I used to since I'm guessing that I've killed off the more established colonies. But if you haven't tried them, give them a shot.
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I placed mine in high ant traffic areas, luckily for me it was almost on each corner of the house. These work amazing, the Terro product kills them within days, I have never seen an ant in the house, and I use the small liquid baits in two cars that were infested with ants and they were all gone within a couple of days
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The main tube is cardboard. So they will probably float for a short time but would be unusable afterwards.
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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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Yes! I mainly use it for sugar ants. Let them take the bait back to their "nest"...meaning...you need to let them crawl around for a day after leaving the bait out without killing them. Once it's been out for a day or two you will notice...no more ants. Many months later you may notice a return, if it's a problem area but you'll have the Terro on hand!