Ants outside as well as inside. If I can only spray OUTside, does this take care of the inside ant problems? Do i spray more after it rains?
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I used Termidor around the outside of my house: sprayed next to the foundation, around my patio and all cracks in driveway and sidewalks. I did this more than 6 months ago. I live in a dry climate but it has rained a little in the last two months and I still have not needed to spray. I treated the inside of my house with standard Raid ant traps when I did the outside. Hope this help. PLM
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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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It's not recommended for inside use without taking proper precautions. I've found if you take care of the ant problem outside you shouldn't have ants inside. If you do, you could spray with a product safe to use indoors. I wouldn't think you would need to spray after a rain unless it rained immediately after spraying. If you have a return of ants after some time has passed since spraying you may have to spray again. You didn't indicate what kind of ants you have. That can influence the method of control you use. The use of a bait that the ants carry back to the nest is quite helpful also. Hope this helps. It's not recommended for inside use without taking proper precautions. I've found if you take care of the ant problem outside you shouldn't have ants inside. If you do, you could spray with a product safe to use indoors. I wouldn't think you would need to spray after a rain unless it rained immediately after spraying. If you have a return of ants after some time has passed since spraying you may have to spray again. You didn't indicate what kind of ants you have. That can influence the method of control you use. The use of a bait that the ants carry back to the nest is quite helpful also.... » Read More It's not recommended for inside use without taking proper precautions. I've found if you take care of the ant problem outside you shouldn't have ants inside. If you do, you could spray with a product safe to use indoors. I wouldn't think you would need to spray after a rain unless it rained immediately after spraying. If you have a return of ants after some time has passed since spraying you may have to spray again. You didn't indicate what kind of ants you have. That can influence the method of control you use. The use of a bait that the ants carry back to the nest is quite helpful also. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I had ants inside and sprayed outside and they went away. As long as it doesn't pour down the day you put it down it shouldn't matter. Reapply every 3 months.
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I sprayed outside only and did extra spraying after rainstorms. Ants were literally gone in a few days, but you need to keep at it. This stuff really works!
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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.
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It's possible, this poison, dries them out from the inside. If the ants eat it or get it on them, it should kill them. If you spread it around their nest that should help but keep it away from animals and children. I spread it in the backs of cupboards and underneath drawers.
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Sorry I don't know what kind ants I have. I applied 6 products before I gave up the house and move out- just kiddingCan not believe I've lived without ants inside few ants outside of house last 8 weeks; few are back in now and time to treat them again.The Trio working: Ortho Max Lawn INSCT KLR Granular- at HomedepotAMDRO ANT BLOCK- at LowesCombat Ant gel (interior) - at Homedepot
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Yes and no... Ants that I sprayed it on (concrete patio, mossy dirt) died, and any that approached the area were repelled -- *but* I suspect they drowned, and even a little water washed the repellant away. Definitely not as good as the natural/safe sprays by the "Hot Shot" or "Safer" brands.
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I don't know if it can be diluted and sprayed, but that is unnecessary regardless. All you need do is deposit some of the gel from the syringe in a few spots along the ant's trail, at the base of the tree and higher (it should stick to the bark). The ants will be all over it. They'll bring it back to their nest for the queen. Give it a few days, and you'll be pleased with the results!
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I'm no expert on ants by no means but I would imagine if your ant are just garden variety ants, you could try. I don't see how it could harm
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Some question. Where are you putting it? They went crazy for it when i put it out! You have to put it where the ants are coming out of and i doubt it will work if you are putting it outside. Your question comes with many other questions. For me, it was super effective because i followed the directions
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Yes, this is the concentrated version you mix with water. The best stuff ever. Our building exterminator told me to mix it and spray a barrier 4' up and 4' out around the exterior of the house and it will kill bugs up to 6 months even through rains, it is safe to use indoors and around pets once dry. I was told double strength works for termites also but does not kill ants. It does not work instantly either but in 2-3 days all bugs will be gone. you will notice them laying around the outside of your front door. Awesome stuff!!
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Yes absolutely I had the worst ant problem I have ever seen when I moved into my new home. They moved in because of a drought in Texas. The first two days I did not see much of a difference and was about to write a bad review, but I had to go out of town, I left and when I came back the next week there were no more ants, not a single one, in fact it has been almost a year and I still haven't seen one inside or outside since. This stuff is amazing. Also my dog ate 2 of the yard baits we were worried he would get sick but he was perfectly fine that's a plus also.
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Yes it does, but if you have an Ant nest inside your house, you have to take care of that first. This product is what the exterminators use to keep pests from getting inside
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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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Greg, In general its not a wise choice to spray any kind of concentrate for ants. The reasons are many but the big one is that they can detect most any active. And once they detect it, they'll stay off the treated surface and avoid where its been applied. This will usually force them elsewhere and essentially complicate the situation. And since the ants you see represent less 10% of the local nest, even if you did kill all the ones you see it wouldn't solve the problem. So what do you do? Well for starters, don't spray inside the home. Instead use a bait. Something like Maxforce Ant Gel or Optigard Ant Gel. These options will readily be accepted by any foraging ant and within a few days, be brought back to their nest and once ingested, kill a bunch of the colony. At the same time you should spray the homes exterior with a "non repellent" active such as Phantom, Optigard Flex or Dominion. These actives won't be detectable by the ants and in turn, they'll readily walk over the treatment. This will allow them to "transfer" the active to other members of their colony so when the active finally does "kicks in" and goes to work, it will kill most if not the entire nest. That will usually happen in 3-4 days following the initial application. The good news is any ants surviving this will in turn know to stay away from the old ant trails for fear of something "bad" in the area so even if you don't kill them all, the non repellents will usually take care of the problem by forcing them elsewhere. Give us a call if you need more advice; its kind of hard to explain all of this via a post. Cheers, Jonathan Customer Care U-Spray Bugspray
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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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It will wash away over time. It is not immediate. It will kill crazy ants. And any other bugs it comes in contact with. You can spray it in grass. It did not kill my grass, even at double strength. I would keep pets out of it until it is dry. On my back patio I have to sweep dead crazy ants up for over month after spraying.
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No, at least not the kind of ants I had. I tried one on my covered patio for about a week, and the ants pretty much ignored it. When they started crawling on it after several days, I decided it was time to put it back in the garage for rats. Black pepper repels ants, so do fresh cinnamon sticks and peppermint oil (not extract). But you have to replenish it pretty often.
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I sprayed this directly on ants and it didn't kill them. I sprinkled baby powder on ants and it worked (as did Chlorox Clean up). I've made boundaries of the baby powder and it blocks the ant trails until it blows away.