Will this kill fire ants? Our yard is infested!
1816268
Not sure about this, but I know down here in Louisiana, Termiticide/Termidor works great. I spray 3 acres about every 2 or 3 years and NO fire ants. Don't treat individual hills, treat your entire yard. It's the best $50/$60 bucks you'll spend and save you $ in the long run.
1816269
It kills some types of ants. For ants you should try a product called Termidor. My cousin swears by this stuff. Chollabay, I hope this helps.
1816270
Yes, definitely, although a slower process than most folks want (not always instant).This product is very strong & when you spray it in a certain area it allows the insect to walk in / through it & carries it back to th nest. You only need to use a little & even then only every 2 months or so.
610122
Yes it will kill the worms as well, for ant hills buy "amdro", the workers will take the bait and feed it to the queen and it will kill the queen, once the queen is dead, within two days all ants will die too, Bifen XTS 25.1% is very powerful
458579
I don't know about fire ants but I haven't had any ants all summer around my house since I sprayed. But I didn't have fire ants.
2112428
When I lived in Florida I tried it with no luck. For the fire ants I used diazinon. The diazinon had to be repeatedly treated to control the population of fire ants.
995578
Jay, After reviewing the label, it appears the recommended method of treating fireants is to both drench and broadcast spray. In other words, if you just broadcast spray, I don't think it will kill established nests so its important to do both. In fact that's been our experience afield. Basically just spraying will only push the existing mounds around unless you drench each one prior to the spraying. Now once you have control on the property, broadcast spraying will prevent new nests from forming but if this is your initial treatment, drenching first will be needed. So for fire ants, the label reads 1 teaspoon per 1-2 gallons of water used as a drench for every mound you need to treat. Next, for broadcast spraying, it says 1/2 to 1 oz per 1000 sq/ft of turf. That adds up to 22-44 oz per acre. Cheers, Jonathan Customer Care U-Spray Bugspray
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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
676450
No. This product is meant to be used outdoors. Fire Ants do not normally move inside. Ants found in homes are usually much less hurtful than fire ants. They can be controlled by the product offered in big box stores in tiny bottles. Pest control in tiny brown bottles. They are really very inexpensive.
2112424
Same here.I've never had a problem with fire ants,but it is the best ant killer I've ever tried.
2036120
Larry, I used it on black, red, & fire ants. ( it doesn't go far & neither did they) I put a little at the base of an oak tree that has carpenter ants & it did kill some. Sorry I couldn't help more.
674737
I can't give you a shelve life. I bought it some time back ( ie months) and have used about a third of a syringe. I have a small ranch and have several types of ants. Large red, Fire ants, very small sugar ants, Wood ants, so there are plenty of ants and it has been effective for whatever try's to invade the household, as I no longer have ants in the house. I use another product for outside primarily for fire ants. Good stuff..
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Diatomatious Earth is way better to use in carpets for fleas then this solution. So much more natural than chemicals and will not harm you or your pets. Just don't inhale a lot of it. This dust penetrates deep into the carpet targeting these sneaky little buggers. I hate 'em and look to kill Kill KILL any chance I get, and this does the trick. Just a suggestion for you as an alternative. Diatomatious Earth will also kill ants. Look it up.
469338
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.""
1524560
Yes. This product will kill the ants that come in contact with it within 24-48 hours.
667857
I've not had "ant season" yet, but might I suggest some diatomaceous earth mixed in and maybe sprinkled around. It will kill the ants and they tend to avoid anything that kills them. But...I'm not going to continue to use this because of the dust. IT's a cloud each time I scoop. I'm trying to find a combo of corn and other litter to see if I can find the right mix on my own.
469711
I think it will. It works with fire ants, and they are difficult to get rid of. This is the best product for killing ants--period.
469337
I have not used it with fire ants. just sugar ants and carpenter ants. It worked well.
973037
I have been using it as a barrier. It stops the ant I have been using it on. I do not think it kills instantly, I think the ants need to take it back to the nest on their bodies. A professional told me to spray the foundation and up behind the siding.