Did you receive "FC Ant Killer Bait Gel" or "Carpenter Ant Bait Gel"? FC does not list carpenter ants (above does) as controlled and is a cheaper product.
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Good evening, honestly I can't recall exactly which one I purchased. However, I need to buy more and it really does work. A friend of my who used to work for an exterminator company in Kansas City reccomended it. The only downside to this is that it must be kept at a cool temperature so that the jelly like substance doesn't turn to liquid. Sorry I couldn't be much more help.
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I received Ant Bait Gel as pictured, as ordered. I've used Carpenter Ant Bait Gel in the past, and love it too; it will pull crazy sized winged creatures out of the wall you never knew you had! Of course, if you have Carpenter ants, you have a moisture problem that must be solved as well.
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I received "FC ANT KILLER Bait Gel". I used it with "sweet ants" (those teeny tiny ones) and found it did not help much. I had much more luck with a bottle of Terro Ant Killer, placed on cardboard and replaced twice daily. They swarmed the Terro but never really touched the gel. Was disappointed in my results. I'm going to try both again as I am now finding Carpenters around.
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FC Ant Killer is what I used. The add for it does in fact identify carpenter ants as one of the targeted species. I was getting some ants inside so I did some baiting indoors. However I noticed when I left my grill cover on the raised wood deck for a few days there were a number of carpenter ants hiding under it when I lifted it up. I treated that area and squirt some on the ground through the deck slats and recovered the area with the grill cover for 3 days (treating one additional time). Ants have disappeared.
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This is The Maxforce FC Ant Bait Gel. This gel is used forArgentine, Pharaoh, Pavement, Ghost, Honey, Acrobat, Odorous House, Thief, Big-headed, Cornfield and Field Ants.
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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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Yes, but there is an Advion fire ant bait specifically for use outdoors for fire ants. To quote Dupont's literature; ""DuPont ADVION ant gel is specifically formulated to be attractive to all major pest species of ants such as Acrobat, Argentine, Big-headed, Carpenter, Cornfield, Crazy, Field, Ghost, Harvester*, Honey, Little black, Odorous house, Pavement, Pharaoh*, Pyramid, Red Imported Fire Ant*, Rover, Thief, and White-footed. ADVION ant gel contains the active ingredient, indoxacarb, a non-repellent insecticide. Use of ADVION ant gel will help eliminate ants within days of applying the gel according to the use directions. *ADVION ant gel is effective at killing Pharoah ants, foraging red imported fire ants and harvester ants. For complete control of outdoor nests of these species, use additional treatments labeled for outdoor nest control of these species.""
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The product was designed to work best for subterranean termite control. Try Beneficial Nematodes for ants. Spray right on the moving ant trial. Bye Ants!!!!
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I don't know the answer, but my gut would tell me to use the one that sprays the furthest distance - toward nightfall when it is cooler, so most of the group is inside the nest and less active. You might want to look at this reference and see if this brand has a stunning agent to prevent them from coming out and stinging before you can take cover! Also take care not to crush any as they release alarm pheromones that bring the rest of the colony to their rescue. http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/infores/pubs/pest/hpm7002.pdf I would also try to figure out what attracted them there in the first place - spilled drink, etc. to prevent future infestations!
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I have no clue, i just know it got rid of my ants after everything else failed. Just used some more a few weeks ago after i noticed a small swarm entering home again. No sign of them since the day i applied it. This stuff is worth a try.
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The kit comes with an address to order ants. I did not appreciate the additional (nominal)cost and felt that the cost of ants should be included, but it wasn't much.
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Yes, Advion ant gel is effective with white-footed ants. To quote Dupont literature; ""DuPont™ ADVION® ant gel is specifically formulated to beattractive to all major pest species of ants such as Acrobat,Argentine, Big-headed, Carpenter, Cornfield, Crazy, Field,Ghost, Harvester*, Honey, Little black, Odorous house,Pavement, Pharaoh*, Pyramid, Red Imported Fire Ant*,Rover, Thief, and White-footed. *ADVION® ant gel is effective at killing Pharoah ants, foragingred imported fire ants and harvester ants. For complete control ofoutdoor nests of these species, use additiona treatments labeled foroutdoor nest control of these species. "" Yes, Advion ant gel is effective with white-footed ants. To quote Dupont literature; ""DuPont™ ADVION® ant gel is specifically formulated to beattractive to all major pest species of ants such as Acrobat,Argentine, Big-headed, Carpenter, Cornfield, Crazy, Field,Ghost, Harvester*, Honey, Little black, Odorous house,Pavement, Pharaoh*, Pyramid, Red Imported Fire Ant*,Rover, Thief, and White-footed. *ADVION® ant gel is effective at killing Pharoah ants, foragingred imported fire ants and harvester ants. For complete control ofoutdoor nests of... » Read More Yes, Advion ant gel is effective with white-footed ants. To quote Dupont literature; ""DuPont™ ADVION® ant gel is specifically formulated to beattractive to all major pest species of ants such as Acrobat,Argentine, Big-headed, Carpenter, Cornfield, Crazy, Field,Ghost, Harvester*, Honey, Little black, Odorous house,Pavement, Pharaoh*, Pyramid, Red Imported Fire Ant*,Rover, Thief, and White-footed. *ADVION® ant gel is effective at killing Pharoah ants, foragingred imported fire ants and harvester ants. For complete control ofoutdoor nests of these species, use additiona treatments labeled foroutdoor nest control of these species. "" « Show Less
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Absolutely! Our new home was sitting in carpenter ant heaven, battling for 5 yrs using professional exterminators & paying large sums. Maxforce & Advance are the 2 products I saw used. Max is a sweet substance, advance is a protein-ants go thru cycles between the 2. Place Maxforce in the path you've observed the ants travel. They take it back to nest to feed the queen etc. you may need to reapply many x's and maybe each yr if your wooded lot is as infested as ours. As time goes on, with practice you'll learn where to place the sweet gel or the protein sprinkles where carpenter ants respond best to take to their nest. But they DO WORK. Hope this helps Absolutely! Our new home was sitting in carpenter ant heaven, battling for 5 yrs using professional exterminators & paying large sums. Maxforce & Advance are the 2 products I saw used. Max is a sweet substance, advance is a protein-ants go thru cycles between the 2. Place Maxforce in the path you've observed the ants travel. They take it back to nest to feed the queen etc. you may need to reapply many x's and maybe each yr if your wooded lot is as infested as ours. As time goes on, with practice you'll learn where to place the sweet gel or the protein sprinkles where carpenter ants respond... » Read More Absolutely! Our new home was sitting in carpenter ant heaven, battling for 5 yrs using professional exterminators & paying large sums. Maxforce & Advance are the 2 products I saw used. Max is a sweet substance, advance is a protein-ants go thru cycles between the 2. Place Maxforce in the path you've observed the ants travel. They take it back to nest to feed the queen etc. you may need to reapply many x's and maybe each yr if your wooded lot is as infested as ours. As time goes on, with practice you'll learn where to place the sweet gel or the protein sprinkles where carpenter ants respond best to take to their nest. But they DO WORK. Hope this helps « Show Less
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To my knowledge it is ANT2. Check out review at http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/much-better-usb-ant-stick-for-your.html
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I bought mine from antsalive.com. They were cheap, the shipping was free, and they lasted for a very long time. However, if you'd like to wait until your Ant Universe package arrives, there's a coupon in there for some as well.
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Sorry it took so long to answer back. I've used only on carpenter ant and wasps!! It works great on those two.
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Not sure I have ever seen crazy ants...but pharoah yes. They are persistent. I usually double team with the baits as well. Some take to the gel, some the baits. But both products work great. You just have to be patient, put it in their path and leave them to it. They will take it back to the nest and kill off the rest as well. Sometimes same day, some trails a few days. Hope this helps.
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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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The main ingredient is the same one that was used in the Tomcat Ant Killer Gel Bait. Their directions said to use in areas that are NOT accessible to children and pets or on surfaces that come in contact with food. Tomcat had bait trays that made it easy to place in non-accessible areas. It is extremely effective and well worth a little extra care in its use. Do not use with sprays as they will defeat the way that Indoxacarb works when carried back to the colony.
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I don't know. I did not use it on carpenter ants. I did however, have other ants besides fire ants and carpenter ants, and it did work on those.
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While not an expert on ants, I do believe (based on the pictures) that I have some carpenter ants at my cabin. This Terro Ant Killer has greatly reduced my ant problem with all ants. There are still a few but nothing like before. For the price, it's definitely worth trying. I've got to order some more for my mother who has an infestation of thousands of small ants in her house. Wish I could answer your question with 100% certainty. I would, however, be surprised if it didn't work on carpenter ants. Terro has a website where they will answer any questions or concerns that you might have. http://www.terro.com/guide-ants.php