What happens when an ant dies? do you have to take it out or leave it in there to rot
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I think the ants bury their dead in the gel. I haven't seen any dead bodies rotting yet.
782969
Of the 60 ants that we received about six weeks ago, only a couple have died. It seems that the other ants move them to a corner of ant farm to make a graveyard. They go on with their other activities. Opening the top to let O2 in makes them very active, and one time a few escaped. I may have pinched one when I closed the top, and this may have contributed to one ant's early demise. At this point, I'm not sure if an ant will die here and there or if the entire colony will expire at some end point.
782970
None of our ants have died yet (since xmas) but is my understanding that the dead ants will be moved to the top by other ants, then I will have to remove them, I am not sure if that is the case yet but will let you know...
211338
Once you open a bait container and leave the cap on it will last for months. it does kill the ants. you may have to apply more than once if there is a lot of ants.
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.
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.
870272
Hi, I didn't use it in the house. By the time I covered the whole foundation and around the windows outside I only found a couple of scorpions in the house the next day and they were already dead. Just to be sure we sprayed once every 2 weeks for the first 2 months... now we just spray after a heavy rain and keep the grass low. I don't even see an ant in the house!
1415008
Generally about 3 months, though ants are individuals and some will die sooner and others will live a little bit longer than that.
1002531
I don't think it will eat that. It'll close but it'll open back up again in a few minutes. If you feed it anything it's gotta be something that will struggle a little bit; that encourages the trap to stay closed. You can let it fend for itself, or get small ants or similar bugs and feed those to it.
1024608
Use responsibly. Only put a tiny amount exactly where you know the ants are, add bits as they eat it, then clean up when the ants disappear, usually a few hours later. I've used this on small red ants, small black ants, and large black ants here in the mid-atlantic region.
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Hi Neal, I have had mine for over two years (purchase 1-28-2012) and it seems to be going strong and continues to work great. I keep mine in the basement where it is not too cold and not too hot. This is something I may scrap after five years if not within the given temperature limits. I am down to a single tube, so this will get the house through another year. I found a tube I had accidentally found in the garage through the winter and summer would become a little watery instead of gel form as if it was becoming separated, so keep it in a good location. Here is a link to Bayer's website for MSDS information: http://www.backedbybayer.com/pest-management/baits/maxforce-fc-professional-insect-control-ant-killer-bait-gel/msds Nothing is listed for a shelf life for that link, but there is a contact link that they may be able to answer most accurately.
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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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I had ants marching from behind a kitchen cabinet. They were heading in two different directions. I located where they were coming out from behind the cabinet. I ran a bead of Terro so they could not come out without walking thru it. The ants walked thru it, and about 2 hours later they were all over the wall. The next day they were all gone. Have not seen another one in over 43 months.
282253
After about a month of use it fills with mold. It is cleanable when all the ants die but I could never get all the mold out.
485322
I didn't see any dead ants around. I think they brought the poison back to their formicary and killed the ants there. I put this in my apt for a week and the number of ants decrease remarkably. But I'm not sure whether the ants will come back later or not. It needs further observe to say it works well to kill all ants.
2122626
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
613282
The Amdro powder is the best. You sprinkle it in a circle around the hole, about 4 inches back, they take it in, and usually, there are NO ants by the next morning. There may be a lot of dead ones around the hole, and you can bet that there is quite a few, like all, in the hole. Rake over the hole and you are done. I have used it several times without fail. I like to sit there and watch them start to pick up the pieces and take them in. Then, I know that they are finished.
841340
Use full strength. Just put in an empty plastic spray bottle. It kills the ants on contact but put along trail areas even if you don't see any ants. If it's inside, you may want to wipe off some of the excess after about 5 minutes.
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Because of the way that social insects behave, Termidor foam should easily control carpenter ants. Workers distribute the slow actong poison to others of their kind by contact, including the queen. When the queen dies, the colony falls into chaos. Any survivors that do not die directly from poisoning eventually die for lack of purpose.