I have very small ants on the hood/roof ONLY of the 10 yr old used car I just bought ~3 wks ago. Is it OK to leave it outside by the tires?
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I'm not sure if you mean "OK" as in "safe for kids and pets". But assuming that's what you mean, you need toput this stuff where pets and kids will not eat it or play in it. Secondarily, if it's on the hood/roof, you need to find out wherethey are coming from. The tires are a good bet if they are coming from the ground. But if there is actually a nest INSIDEthe car somewhere (quite possible since you just bought it), then putting the Terro on the tires isn't going to help. Watch them on the hood, and see if you can see where they come from. They don't just magically appear on the hood. They have to be following a trail from somewhere. Good luck. I'm not sure if you mean "OK" as in "safe for kids and pets". But assuming that's what you mean, you need toput this stuff where pets and kids will not eat it or play in it. Secondarily, if it's on the hood/roof, you need to find out wherethey are coming from. The tires are a good bet if they are coming from the ground. But if there is actually a nest INSIDEthe car somewhere (quite possible since you just bought it), then putting the Terro on the tires isn't going to help. Watch them on the hood, and see if you can see where they come from. They don't... » Read More I'm not sure if you mean "OK" as in "safe for kids and pets". But assuming that's what you mean, you need toput this stuff where pets and kids will not eat it or play in it. Secondarily, if it's on the hood/roof, you need to find out wherethey are coming from. The tires are a good bet if they are coming from the ground. But if there is actually a nest INSIDEthe car somewhere (quite possible since you just bought it), then putting the Terro on the tires isn't going to help. Watch them on the hood, and see if you can see where they come from. They don't just magically appear on the hood. They have to be following a trail from somewhere. Good luck. « Show Less
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I leave it in the car, should never bring inside to any building, it's only for outdoor purpose I think
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Any time. I have sprayed a little every month just to keep the crazy ants from coming back. Have not seen any ants in over 6 months. Will spray about every two weeks starting next month.
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I am sure ants would be able to get inside this unit. i would not use it outside.
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Wow, are the ants smarter in California? I would check the bowl for any debris or damage that might provide a pathway for the ants. I'm in Sonoma and no problems. :). Karen
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I think this ant habitat is better than the others out there - my ants lived for a month in this AntHill. I think it's because of the larger volume of air inside with the "above ground/below ground" set up. The old-style ant farm with the two windows pressed against each other perspired with condensation on us and the ants died in a week, and the blue gel ant-quarium was worse since it is filled with semi-liquid gel. It actually grew mold and our ants keeled over right away. Anyway, our ants lived long enough in the AntHill one to finish tunneling and we released them when we had a picnic at a park nearby - seemed like a fitting finish to us!
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Squeeze the bottle to create a jet of dust. Be careful not to breathe this stuff. Apply the jet of dust to moist ground and don't water for a few days. Leave a nice barrier of this around an ant colony, along the base of walls and in concrete cracks - wherever you want to eliminate ant activity. This stuff works amazingly and sticks around for quite a while in a dry environment like S. CA.
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I wouldn't leave it outside over the winter especially with the winter we had last year. Extreme temps cause things to wear out faster and can affect how they work. I'd store it in a garage or shed so it's not exposed to the elements. Coleman recommends keeping it covered when not in use as rain can also cause the parts to deteriorate and rust.
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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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I have used this product to keep fier ants from starting in the yard but not once they have placed a nest. I would use bug be gone granuals and then wait 3 weeks and spray this product out. It is great for fly's nats and beetals. I did not have fier ants all year wile I was using this product or any other bug for that matter. I live in georgia where there are a lot of ants so I would think I does help keep them down. Best to use this treatment when it is about to rain or turn the sprinkler on after putting in the yard.
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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 purchased this and I actually live in Florida, and have had no ant issues! But it's definitely not air tight, so those little ants could definitely crawl their way in
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mine is sitting outside on my deck and no, I haven't noticed or seen any ants in it. the lid has a tight seal!
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I just place it in my closets, under furniture, in cabinets, etc. I have even put it in my car under the seats for ants. I also put it in boxes or storage containers. I never worry about handling it since it is poison-free. I wash my hands, but that's all.
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I leave the car covered for months at a time parked on the street. When I remove the cover it does not stick, but there is some dirt that is on the car. I keep it covered it protect the car from the sunlight and the bird droppings.
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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.
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If you have an old ant trap, just squirt a little in there, or a plastic tube of some sort. I usually just squirt a little around on the ground, where I see the ant trail which is up by my house. I find that this product is pretty safe around kids and animals. I have cats, dogs and grandchildren who are outside all the time. This ant bait is like gold, very little can,go along way. You'll see the ants swarming to the bait, but leave them alone. You want them to be able to take it back to their nest to kill them. Within a day or two they will be dead and gone.