I have those teeny tiny ants. They like the gel, but they have been eating it for 24 hours now and I see no dead ants. How long does it take?
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The times I've used it, I drop about 3-4 beads of gel in/around where I see the ants. They swarm to the gel (which is pretty gross). I reapply once/day for about 4 days. By day 5, the ants are gone. I've used this stuff the past two springs when ants want to check out my home looking for food and even a few times at work. Hasn't failed me yet.
237337
Depending on the size of the ant mound (their colony) it can take a couple of days. They need to take it home and share it with the zillions of ants down in the ground, especially the queen ant. BE PATIENT and keep feeding them fresh gel. If it dries out they can't eat it. Other than digging out the colony, and finding the EGGS and queen and destroying them all by hand using bait is the only way I know of riding them. And this is simply the BEST bait I've ever found.
237338
Maybe there are different types of ants in different parts of the country, but the ants I had didn't touch this at all. I would literally watch them veer around it. The only way they would go for it is if I mashed it into something I knew they liked, like boiled egg yolk or tuna or peanut butter. Then they would eat it, but I think it was too diluted by then to do the trick. (I never was able to get rid of the problem on my own, despite being obsessed with trying everything I could for a couple of months. I finally called pest control company.)
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Although I cannot give you a definite time to how long it will take before you don't see any more ants, I will say that I have had the teeny tiny ants and know it may take a while to see them leave. We have been dealing with these small ants for years in Florida in the work setting and I know from discussion with the pest control service that they may have multiple nests. So while you may not have seen relief to the nest problem yet it may be that you have a number of nests that they need to take the bait to. ALSO- When you squeeze the tube you may just get liquid and not the gel, if this occurs put the cap on the tube, massage the tube to mix the ingredients and reapply. Hope that helps! Although I cannot give you a definite time to how long it will take before you don't see any more ants, I will say that I have had the teeny tiny ants and know it may take a while to see them leave. We have been dealing with these small ants for years in Florida in the work setting and I know from discussion with the pest control service that they may have multiple nests. So while you may not have seen relief to the nest problem yet it may be that you have a number of nests that they need to take the bait to. ALSO- When you squeeze the tube you may just get liquid and not the gel, if this... » Read More Although I cannot give you a definite time to how long it will take before you don't see any more ants, I will say that I have had the teeny tiny ants and know it may take a while to see them leave. We have been dealing with these small ants for years in Florida in the work setting and I know from discussion with the pest control service that they may have multiple nests. So while you may not have seen relief to the nest problem yet it may be that you have a number of nests that they need to take the bait to. ALSO- When you squeeze the tube you may just get liquid and not the gel, if this occurs put the cap on the tube, massage the tube to mix the ingredients and reapply. Hope that helps! « Show Less
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This will work on any sweet eating ants. Once they come to the bait they will take it back to the colony and die within 24-48 hours. It may be that they are making their second trip back to the bait.
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I had ants in my dinning room around my cat's food bowl which is in front of the microwave stand. I put one under the stand and my cat didn't botherbit and she plays with everything. The next day I saw 2 ants and none since, its been about 3 weeks. I see no reason why they can't be used on the kitchen counter if placed away from the sink out of the way of water splashes. The ants will find the trap.
713356
Interesting. After a two or three days all the ants are gone. No dead bodies to speak of. Not many if any ants in the bait. I have two baits going today and expect the black ant trails to be gone tomorrow . So far the baits have worked.
1712074
I have never tried it for them. I have used it for argentinian ants and they ate it. I've not seen them since. This works amazingly well on ghost ants (the almost invisible, tiny ants). Black ants also eat it.
1164507
The gel they live in is also the ant' s nutrition. They are worker ants and all males. In an ant colony, there is only ever one female, the queen. The ants live about 2 months, which is their normal lifespan. You then unavailable to get new batch. You couldn't even keep "adding" New ants so as to constantly have live ones, as the would be killed by the original ants. In other words, you can't mix members of different colonies. Use it as a life lesson for your child, that death is a part of life.
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Just to expand upon the two weeks... Ants have lived as long as 1 month, but after a while when you start seeing the bodies laying around and little pieces in the tunnels, I would say it's enough.
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You just have to set them out. Mine work great. It takes a couple days. It doesnt kill the ants that come to eat it. They take the food back to the queen, she eats it and dies. Then once the queen dies, the rest of the colony will die out also.
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Ants are very fastidious and will consume their dead. The ants will consume some of the jell as well as taking some back to the colony. If they die where the bait is located, they are taken back to the colony where they are consumed along with the ants that make it back to the colony then die. The dead are consumed even by those who remain in the colony thereby passing the poison to all of the ants. If there are dead ants near the bait, you can be sure that the colony has been destroyed. It doesn't matter if you can't figure out where the ants are coming from as long as they can find the bait. Terro has a spray that works quite well if you can figure out where the ants are getting into the house. Ants are very fastidious and will consume their dead. The ants will consume some of the jell as well as taking some back to the colony. If they die where the bait is located, they are taken back to the colony where they are consumed along with the ants that make it back to the colony then die. The dead are consumed even by those who remain in the colony thereby passing the poison to all of the ants. If there are dead ants near the bait, you can be sure that the colony has been destroyed. It doesn't matter if you can't figure out where the ants are coming from as long as they can find the... » Read More Ants are very fastidious and will consume their dead. The ants will consume some of the jell as well as taking some back to the colony. If they die where the bait is located, they are taken back to the colony where they are consumed along with the ants that make it back to the colony then die. The dead are consumed even by those who remain in the colony thereby passing the poison to all of the ants. If there are dead ants near the bait, you can be sure that the colony has been destroyed. It doesn't matter if you can't figure out where the ants are coming from as long as they can find the bait. Terro has a spray that works quite well if you can figure out where the ants are getting into the house. « Show Less
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Make sure that you don't have a layer of any spray insecticide before applying the gel. They won't come near it if you do. The roaches that feed on it, take it back into the nest to share, so within a couple of days, you should see some coming out to die. Check underneath things, as well, like your refrigerator and microwave. Also, you only need small quirts near the evidence of the pests. Hope this helps.
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M batch has worked fine. I did go through two of the tubes before I was ant free. Additionally, the colonies seemed to relocate once they figured out they weren't able to sustain the colony after I applied the bait. So I had to be vigilant about searching for active ant trails in the early evening and running a couple of beads of the bait. It took a good two to three weeks of putting down the bait every two or three days before we were ant free in the house. However, if you feel it's just not working I"m sure you could contact the manufacturer and request a refund.
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It's been a little while since I used these (they were great!) but I think I twisted/lifted the white liquid bait container just slightly after puncturing it, so the the ants had space to climb through (not sure the instructions said to do that though). That worked for me.
950885
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.
1929458
You can't get a refill of the gel but when the old ants die you can rinse out the tunnels with water and get new ants. They won't be as active as the first ants because there isn't as much work to be done.
1025603
Our ants lasted around 2 mos. We had a few stragglers that lasted longer, but not many.
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My daughter feeds ants to hers. But you can over feed them, so don't feed it too often, and make sure you only use distilled water. They cannot tolerate too many nutrients.
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This stuff works different than the liquid bait. I do not know how it works, but a little on a ant hill and after a day or two - no more ants. I have a type of ant that is not attracted to the liquid stuff. The ants i have now are not the sweet eating variety. If you are having a ant problem - I would recommend giving this stuff a try.