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Ants

AntsAnts are a common pest in many parts of the world. Because there are many species, it would be impossible to cover them here individually in a meaningful way.  However, we have provided a separate web page on Carpenter Ants.  You may jump to that page directly by clicking here.

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  • Control Methods
          For some species, elimination of breeding spots such as mulch and other decaying organic matter near a structure can be helpful.  However, once ants start appearing inside,  we recommend the use of bait products as some of the most effective.

          There are baits both in a "feeding station" for indoor/outdoor use such as Maxforce FC Ant Bait Stations  and Advance Dual Choice Ant Bait Stations. One important point with bait stations used indoors is to leave the areas near the stations undisturbed.  This includes something as innocent as cleaning.

    • Another type of bait is granular bait.  We had three different products to offer.  Two of the products,  Niban FG Fine Granular Ant Bait a food based bait treated with 5% orthoboric acid and Maxforce Fine Granule Insect Bait, may be used inside or outside as needed. These products both recommend evenly spreading the product.  Because these are fine granules products, they are best suited to smaller ant species such pavement ants, pharaoh ants, acrobat ants and little black ants.  This is not to say that they cannot be used to control other larger ants.

    Advance Carpenter Ant Bait, which may be applied around the outside of the structure and may control a variety of ants, is best suited for larger ant species such as Carpenter Ants due to its larger particle size.  Smaller ants may be able to take the bait, but they may not be able to bring the relatively large granules into the smaller nest entrances.

     Though this products may be applied indoors within cracks and crevices, its fish based food ingredient has an odor which some may find objectionable. The manufacturer recommends that it be applied in a pile which the ants can draw from.    

          Baits are effective in many cases, but certain species such as Carpenter Ants and Acrobat Ants have changing food preferences at different times of the year.  Also some ants prefer sweets while other prefer protein based foods.  Sometimes, experimenting with different bait products is necessary.  

               Residual insect sprays can still be used for many ant species. Most effective is a perimeter treatment applied on both sides of a building's exterior walls. Outside, treatment should include areas around door frames and window frames as well as application to the foundation and any other areas that are vulnerable to entry by ants.  Inside, treat around the door frames and window frames as well as along baseboard areas.  Additional treatment of damp areas may be required in kitchen and bathroom areas.  Liquid insect sprays are best applied using a pin (jet) stream using low pressure rather than a wide fan spray.  

          There are many liquid and dust materials that may be applied for control of ants.  We sell two products for ant control:Rockland Indoor/Outdoor Insect Spray and Drione Dust.

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