When will the ants stop gathering around the trap and go HOME? I started out with a column of ants and now I have the entire colony hanging out!
1758769
I just re-read the package; Terro doesn't say how long it takes. I'd guess about a week or so. In the meantime, I roll a piece of masking tape around my finger and "dot" up a lot of the little pests.
1758770
They usually start to dwindle dramatically after about 24 hours. Depending on the size of the infestation, you could have that kind of activity for about a day and a half. But there will likely be stragglers for several days. KEep your traps down for at least a couple weeks.
1758771
When I use the bait trap, the ants formed a line from their nest and enter the trap. Soon, there was a line of ants going back to the nest and a line coming to the trap. There was an excess of ants that could be described as "hanging out". In 30 days, after using two traps, there was not an ant to be seen. If you spill any of the liquid in the trap, it defeats the purpose as they will feed on the spilled solution and it seems to lose its potency after it is spilled.
1758772
This is addressed over and over again in the comments and the product literature. Be patient, keep supplying bait until the queen is dead.
1758773
Give it a day or two and they will all be gone. What you don't realize is that they are going home with poison for the entire nest - patience
1758774
let them eat their fill. eventually there will be fewer and fewer as they carry the poison back to their home. its sad in a way, they work so hard to get food back to their mates and its death. :)
128759
I had absolute success with these. It took about a week for me to be absolutely sure, but after I placed three of them in the spaces outside my house where I found the ants entering, they completely gave up on my house and directed all of their interest in the baits. A few of the ants weren't impressed, but they didn't want to enter my house either, they had jumped ship days before I placed the poisons and were trying to start a new way of life. The rest of them crumbled. After all of the ants are gone, be sure to pick up and throw away the bait containers. I wouldn't want squirrels or dogs to eat them. I had absolute success with these. It took about a week for me to be absolutely sure, but after I placed three of them in the spaces outside my house where I found the ants entering, they completely gave up on my house and directed all of their interest in the baits. A few of the ants weren't impressed, but they didn't want to enter my house either, they had jumped ship days before I placed the poisons and were trying to start a new way of life. The rest of them crumbled. After all of the ants are gone, be sure to pick up and throw away the bait containers. I wouldn't want squirrels or dogs... » Read More I had absolute success with these. It took about a week for me to be absolutely sure, but after I placed three of them in the spaces outside my house where I found the ants entering, they completely gave up on my house and directed all of their interest in the baits. A few of the ants weren't impressed, but they didn't want to enter my house either, they had jumped ship days before I placed the poisons and were trying to start a new way of life. The rest of them crumbled. After all of the ants are gone, be sure to pick up and throw away the bait containers. I wouldn't want squirrels or dogs to eat them. « Show Less
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I just opened the package and then drew back the cover of the little square so that it was a little bit exposed. Not even a quarter of an inch, just a tiny bit. I set it out by the back door. The other ones I set around the house. It worked, the ants were drawn to them and then died. I picked them up (full of dead ants).
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It is like regular ant bait, they take it back to the queen. You will not be disappointed if you buy it, I have had ants for years and this is the only stuff that has gotten rid of them.
485325
I wondered the same thing, but my mom said I shouldn't have to. Apparently dead ants get eaten by the other ants, or something.
1666121
No, you may disturb the nest, causing the queen to move to another location. I would spray around the nest, several feet away, so that when 'scouts' leave the nest they will walk over the sprayed area and then track it back into the nest. I had Carpenter ants and I never found the main nest, I did find 2 satellite nests. All I did was spray the sides of my house and the trunks of 8 trees, up to about 5 feet high. About a week later found about 100+ dead ants in a bathroom light fixture that was built into the ceiling. Since then I haven't seen any, that was Oct 2014.
2095192
Agreed, occasionally ants get my bait. I clean the area scrupulously of debris and replace the bait. Also, make sure that the bait isn't propping the trip lever open. If I use too large a piece of Snickers (my mice's favorite) the trip lever won't move properly.
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The ants have to climb into the trap trying to find their way to the sugar water. They die in the trap because if installed above the food source as directed, they can go no farther. The important thing is to clean out the ant trap and fill with water every time you change the sugar water because if left without water in the trap they will continue to the food source.
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i purchased all 4 types of ant killer, the problem usually is using the right type of killer for the right type of ant, and the circustances around the house both inside and outside. the main problem is where to put the bait. usually you have to put the bait where they have to climb over it or through it and get them coming out of the nest. i would put a drop right on the first few i see. ants follow a trail that has been identified by markings from previous ants. you need to make the trap the final destination and erase the original path beyond the bait. solay the poison beyond the trap and make the ants stupid. i purchased all 4 types of ant killer, the problem usually is using the right type of killer for the right type of ant, and the circustances around the house both inside and outside. the main problem is where to put the bait. usually you have to put the bait where they have to climb over it or through it and get them coming out of the nest. i would put a drop right on the first few i see. ants follow a trail that has been identified by markings from previous ants. you need to make the trap the final destination and erase the original path beyond the bait. solay the poison beyond the trap... » Read More i purchased all 4 types of ant killer, the problem usually is using the right type of killer for the right type of ant, and the circustances around the house both inside and outside. the main problem is where to put the bait. usually you have to put the bait where they have to climb over it or through it and get them coming out of the nest. i would put a drop right on the first few i see. ants follow a trail that has been identified by markings from previous ants. you need to make the trap the final destination and erase the original path beyond the bait. solay the poison beyond the trap and make the ants stupid. « Show Less
1761773
We were told ants like to search for their food. In other words, if you put it directly in their path, they will avoid it. We put ours on the opposite corner of the house that our infestation was. It seemed to work. I guess we will have to wait for spring to see for sure.
713356
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.
1060043
My ants are still alive, we are on our second month. Alivealive.com estimates a few month survival rate for the ants. 2 ants died and they were brought to the top by the live ants so you will be able to scoop them out. I'm not sure how to re-fill the gel though once they all die.
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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...
1905000
M batch has worked fine. I did go through two of the tubes before I was ant free. Additionally, the colonies seemed to relocate once they figured out they weren't able to sustain the colony after I applied the bait. So I had to be vigilant about searching for active ant trails in the early evening and running a couple of beads of the bait. It took a good two to three weeks of putting down the bait every two or three days before we were ant free in the house. However, if you feel it's just not working I"m sure you could contact the manufacturer and request a refund.
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I had to feed the ants for almost a month, it can get quite expensive but still just a fraction of what an exterminator would charge, it's been about a month now since i've seen any ants at all....If you have patience, it's great! They keep feeding and taking it back to the colony until there all gone, they love this stuff!
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Did you clip the end of the plastic container where the instructions indicate it should be cut? Did you place it close to a known ant trail? If you did those things, then ants should be visiting the container and taking poison home to the queen and her pupa...which will severely reduce ant numbers near your home. It works very well so long as the liquid is not spilled out, and so long as the container is in a sheltered area where rain cannot get to it. I hope this helps. :-)
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Although I cannot give you a definite time to how long it will take before you don't see any more ants, I will say that I have had the teeny tiny ants and know it may take a while to see them leave. We have been dealing with these small ants for years in Florida in the work setting and I know from discussion with the pest control service that they may have multiple nests. So while you may not have seen relief to the nest problem yet it may be that you have a number of nests that they need to take the bait to. ALSO- When you squeeze the tube you may just get liquid and not the gel, if this occurs put the cap on the tube, massage the tube to mix the ingredients and reapply. Hope that helps! Although I cannot give you a definite time to how long it will take before you don't see any more ants, I will say that I have had the teeny tiny ants and know it may take a while to see them leave. We have been dealing with these small ants for years in Florida in the work setting and I know from discussion with the pest control service that they may have multiple nests. So while you may not have seen relief to the nest problem yet it may be that you have a number of nests that they need to take the bait to. ALSO- When you squeeze the tube you may just get liquid and not the gel, if this... » Read More Although I cannot give you a definite time to how long it will take before you don't see any more ants, I will say that I have had the teeny tiny ants and know it may take a while to see them leave. We have been dealing with these small ants for years in Florida in the work setting and I know from discussion with the pest control service that they may have multiple nests. So while you may not have seen relief to the nest problem yet it may be that you have a number of nests that they need to take the bait to. ALSO- When you squeeze the tube you may just get liquid and not the gel, if this occurs put the cap on the tube, massage the tube to mix the ingredients and reapply. Hope that helps! « Show Less