Ant Biology &
Baiting
MAXFORCE® Ant
Killer Baits were designed to work compatibly with the biology and social behavior of
ants to achieve effective control.
The ant population in the colony includes ants in
the four developmental stages: eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. Through prophylaxis, or
the sharing of food, the entire colony consumes bait containing hydramethylnon or fipronil
for effective control.
Workers locate food and water and return it to the
colony and feed solids to larvae. The larvae digest the solids, producing a liquid.
The other member of the colony take this liquid
and feed each other and the queen. When larvae consume bait as food, their liquid output
contains the active ingredient.
With a conventional crack and crevice application
of a contact insecticide, only a small percentage of the colony is normally exposed.
Additionally, using conventional insecticides to kill foraging workers can result in
colony budding.
One or more queens may move with workers to a new
site to establish a new colony or colonies. This expands the infestation and makes future
control efforts more difficult. MAXFORCE® Ant Killer Baits are a far more
effective method of control.
When they are used, the ants do the work for you,
transporting the bait directly to the nest, via the MAXFORCE® Domino EffectTM.
Advantages of Maxforce Ant Baits:
- Long residual, long-term control
- Ideal speed of kill
- Great bait acceptance
- No known resistance
- Broadly labeled
- Non-volatile and non-repellent
- Odorless
- Ideal for IPM programs
Proper Placement of FC Bait Stations
Place bait station by ant trails and/or where ants
have been seen. Place three bait stations in an average size room, or approximately one
bait station per 100 square feet. (Increase for heavy infestations.)
Do not spray chemicals or disturb trails between
ant nests and bait stations. Killing ants or disturbing trails will prevent ants from
carrying the bait back to the colony.
Proper Placement of Bait Granules
Fire ant mounds are treated with one ounce (2 tablespoons) around
the perimeter of the mound. A 1/2 ounce application is sufficient for treatment of cracks
and crevices. Apply 4 to 8 ounces in a 1-2 foot wide band adjacent to the foundation
around the perimeter of buildings. To broadcast granular bait, use one ounce (2 tablespoons) per 1,800
square feet.
Indoor applications include cracks, crevices and
other inaccessible areas such as wall voids, unfinished attics and crawl spaces within
residential and non-residential buildings or structures and within non-food/non-feed areas
of industrial, institutional, and commercial buildings.
We offer a money back quarantine
providing you
follow our instructions, you will not have Ants in your home for a year. (Maybe Longer)
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