Has anyone tried this on outdoor ant nests? If so, does it kill them? Thank you.
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Yes. If the DE comes in contact with an ant then it will eventually kill it.
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Greg, the best insecticide for ants is Termidor. No question, hands down number one. Baits tend to take a while so I nail them with Termidor. They cannot detect it period. However, do not spray Termidor inside. Good luck
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I have only heard stories, some people say it worked, some - didn't. It didn't work for me for ants, either. But I guess, we either got a serious invasion or I bought too little to do the big job. In honesty, Orkin didn't help either. We found another company that got rid of them naturaly. Wonders happen. So, if You have termites, I'd advise You to seek professional help - otherwise You'd put too much money into this product, too much time and efforts, and there is no guarantee. This is what I'd do. But at the end - it's Your decision. Good Luck!
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These baits seem to work really well 80% of the time. I've had the ants at one place totally ignore them though. The best option would be to spray termidor around the outside perimeter of your home and use some store bought any killer spray to wipe out the ones inside. The second best option is you use Telstar P and spray this around the perimeter of your house, around windows, and door frames. You can also spray Talstar P inside. Both Termidor and Talstar P are pet and human safe once they dry but Termidor can only be used outside.
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Never had to use it on black ants, but I do know it takes care of boxelder bugs, asian beetles, daddy long legs, and so on. Not only does it kill pests, but it discourages them from sticking around. They land where you have sprayed and fly off to bother somebody else.
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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.
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Great question. I have a massive ant problem but don't have carpenter ants so why don't you buy some and give it a try. It sure works on common ants and can kill a whole colony in two days.
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This product is for outdoor use only. If ants are present indoors, we recommend using our TERRO T300-2 2-Pack Liquid Ant BaitsOnce the ants have been eliminated indoors, this product can be used outdoors to kill other ants before they find their way in.
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I've never used it for ants, but I have a neighbor who did and she said it worked great.
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I've only used this product and have found that it does an amazing job. You will have to put up with hundreds of ants for a few hours as they all eat the bait, but in less than a day's time, there is usually not a trace. When it rains and the ground is wet, they may return, but just use the same procedure. This doesn't exactly answer your question, but it may help.
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Yes... I used it in my home to kill large black ants (placing a bead of optigard in window corners, molding edges and such) and they were gone within days. I then used it outdoors on a tree where a large colony of carpenter ants had been living (careful to put the bait in deep, where only the ants would get it and not hurt other wildlife) and within just a couple of days there was no more activity.
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the information that comes with the bottle has instructions for this. DO NOT APPLY this chemical as it comes from the manufacturer, it is too concentrated. If I remember correctly for ant hills you make a 0.12 or 0.06 % solution and "inject" a lot of it directly into the colony or hill and then use a 0.03% solution to spray the area around the hill to kill all remaining ants that were out working.
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Hi Dorothy, thanks for the question. I actually purchased this for the treatment of carpenter ants! I had a terrible invasion in a dead Fig tree limb, you should have seen them! Unfortunately I cannot post links here, but if you go to YouTube and search "boric acid kill ants" I'd suggest the videos by CupRockTv as well as gregthegardner. I don't own those videos, but I just did a bit if checking for you and I can recommend them. Let me know if you need anything else and have a fantastic day!-Nic
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I have only used it on havester ants, and it was fairly effective. It it a liquid that is mixed with water and poured directly on the opening of a mound. I don't think it is possible to eradicate an established harvester mound, but it has kept them in check.
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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!
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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.
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I don't think it would be very effective unless you find where they are coming from. I spray ant & roach killer in the area where I see Them. We spray around the baseboards and the outside of the house about every month when they are active. But even the professionals have a problem finding a permanent solution. But the Ant-Zap is amazing.