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Ready to use liquid ant bait stations for controlling of sweet eating ants. Prefilled for no drips or mess. Ants carry the Terro back to the nest where it destroys the entire colony. Each box contains 6 baits.
TERRO Liquid Ant Baits (T300)
To kill common household ants, simply place the pre-filled, ready-to-use liquid ant bait stations near indoor areas where ants are spotted. Ants enter the trap, consume the liquid ant bait, then return to the nest where they pass on the bait to the rest of the colony.
TERRO Liquid Ant Baits are specifically designed to kill the worker ant in two to three days, giving the foraging ants enough time to share the bait with the rest of the unsuspecting colony. The liquid ant bait stations prevent the bait from drying out and provide the ants with a continuous supply of liquid, day and night.
How Does It Work?
This is a bait product, so initially you’re going to see more ants — lots more. Here’s why — as ant foragers look for food, they are attracted to the sweet liquid ant bait. Once foraging worker ants find the liquid bait, they consume it and drop what is called a ‘trail pheromone’ back to the nest that lets all the other worker ants know the location of the food supply. This is why you will initially see more ants when using the liquid ant baits.
While the active ingredient in the bait will ultimately kill the worker ant, it slowly interferes with the ant’s digestive system so the worker has time to get back and share the ant bait with the rest of the colony, including the queen. This slow kill is needed to allow time for the foraging ants to make several trips to the bait and deliver enough bait to the rest of the colony. This is the only way to get rid of both the ants you see and the thousands you don’t.
Because this is a bait product, it is important to eliminate all other food sources in the area. This will ensure that the ants aren’t tempted to eat anything but the (deadly) liquid ant bait. The liquid ant bait station should remain as undisturbed as possible while the ants are actively feeding on it.
Where to Place Ant Bait Stations
Simply place the liquid ant bait stations near ant trails or areas where ants are numerous. It’s also a good idea to stop ants in their tracks by placing additional bait stations anywhere ants may try to infiltrate your home. For best results, use all six bait stations to ensure a sufficient supply for the unsuspecting ants to feast on.
Keep your eye on the bait stations to monitor activity but resist the temptation to interfere when you witness the ants coming in droves to feast on the bait. Your patience will pay off as you watch your ant infestation dwindle then disappear.
When necessary, replace with additional bait stations when the first set is depleted. Once your ant problem is under control, replace the bait stations every three months as prevention to keep the ants from marching back into your home.
Now It’s Feeding Time
Now that you know how the liquid ant bait actually works and where to place the bait stations, it’s time for the feeding frenzy to begin. Break apart the bait stations, hold upright, and cut off the colored part with a pair of scissors. Then place the station where it’s needed. In a day or two, your ant problem will be a dim memory.
FAQ
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Q: I just placed several TERRO Liquid Ant Baits in my kitchen and it’s attracting more ants, not killing them! What’s going on?
A: You have nothing to worry about! Initially, you will see more ants. As ant foragers look for food, they are attracted to the sweet liquid in the bait which they consume and carry back to feed to the rest of the colony and the queen. On the way back to the nest, the ants drop what it called a ‘trail pheromone’, letting the other ants know where the tasty food supply is. In turn, these ants follow the trail to the bait which explains why you initially see more ants
Q: I’ve been using TERRO Liquid Ant Bait for the past few days. When should I remove the bait stations?
A: We recommend leaving the bait out for three to four days after signs of ant activity diminish. If no more ants appear, remove the bait, relax and enjoy being ant-free!
Q: The ants in my kitchen are avoiding the TERRO Ant Killer – can you explain why?
A: As long as the bait is in liquid form (has not hardened or thickened) it should be effective because the active ingredient does not diminish over time. The ants may have found another food source, by seeking a grease-based vs. sugar-based food, or be in the breeding cycle of their colony and not interested in eating.
Q: How long does it take to eliminate an ant colony with TERRO Liquid Ant Bait?
A: The ants consume large quantities of the bait and then return to the nest and share it with the rest of the colony, including the queen, eventually eliminating the entire colony. This process can take from just a couple days to several weeks, depending on the size of the colony. Each ant that consumes the bait will die within 24 – 48 hours. It is important to leave the bait as undisturbed as possible while the ants are actively feeding on it. You should replace it only if it becomes inaccessible to the ants, or empty.
Product Features
- Convenient, ready-to-use bait stations with fast-acting formula
- Liquid ant killer bait station kills all common household ants
- No drips, spills or mess; for indoor and outdoor use. Place baits near ant trails or where ants are numerous. Use all six baits to enure sufficient supply for the ants.
- Patented design eliminates handling of chemicals and prevents bait from drying out
- Contains borax
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*please read my updates belowJUNE 20, 2013:About a month ago I noticed a couple of ants here and there in my bathroom, undoubtedly attracted to the moisture. I’d smash them and get on with my day. There were too few for me to care–maybe 2 or 3 a day. But it was everyday, so I got some Boric Acid powder and sprinkled it along the baseboards. When ants crawl over the boric acid, it sticks to their legs, and then when they clean their mouths with their legs, they accidentally ingest some of the boric acid and it kills them. Well, that’s great, except it only kills the ants that make contact with it. And I’d still see a couple of ants everyday. I didn’t want to spray with Raid because my bathroom is right next to my bedroom.Well, the other day I was carrying a bath towel to my laundry room. I noticed that an ant was on the towel(I assume to try to drink whatever moisture was on the towel), and I shook it off while I was in the kitchen, which is on the way to the laundry room. The ant fell to the ground, but because ants are tiny and it was a little dark, I couldn’t find it. I thought to myself “oh who cares? It’s just one ant. It’ll probably just crawl back to the bathroom.” Well the next morning I saw hundreds of ants in my kitchen, right next to where that one damn ant fell. They were coming from the baseboard behind my refrigerator and made a pathway into my garbage can. I was rushing to get to work, so all I could do was Raid the line of ants and throw out the trash. I knew that I had a serious ant problem either under the house or in the walls that I couldn’t see, and I was getting really sick of it. If they want to pay for half my mortgage, i’d let them stay. But this is MY house! I had never tried an ant bait before. Growing up my dad would always use spray pesticides whenever we had ants, so that’s what I am used to. But because of the vicinity of my bedroom to the bathroom, I had to do something different.Before I got home from work, I bought these Terro Ant Baits at Home Depot. The way that this bait works is that the ants drink the bait, and via trophallaxis(regurgitation to feed other ants), the poison spreads out in the colony. I didn’t want to attract more ants into the kitchen, so at about 7pm on June 20th, I placed one bait in the bathroom, against a wall about 4 feet away from where I saw an ant. Within a minute, that ant walked into the trap. It left for a while and within 5 minutes there were 20 ants all around the bait. Within one hour, I saw hundreds of ants making a line from near the door to the bait. One of the advantages of a bait is that you can see where the ants are coming from. Just follow the line. These little fother muckers were coming from a tiny hole where the door meets the floor, so they must have been under the house in the crawl space. Once the ants are eradicated, I can simply caulk up that little hole. All night there were hundreds or thousands of ants. Afraid I would run out of fluid in the bait, I added another bait in their path. Quickly, both bait traps were being visited by the ants.I went to bed at midnight, and there were still the same amount of ants. Hard to fall asleep when you know there are hundreds of ants just 12 feet away from you. But the ants didn’t stray from their path, so I felt ok.This morning at 7am, I noticed about a 25% reduction in the # of ants. I went to work. I got home at 8pm. I see only about 10 ants now. All alive, except for the dead ones in the traps, but they are moving slowly and I can’t imagine they’ll live much longer. I see zero ants coming out of that hole. So it’s been a wild ride! I went from 3 ants at 7pm prior to the trap, then hundreds by midnight while the traps were out, and now we’re down to about 10 dying ants. I imagine that by the time I go to bed tonight, they’ll all be gone. This product is working faster than I thought it would. The Terro website says that it takes the individual ant 24-48 hours from ingestion to death. They must have spread the poisonous meal around pretty quickly in their colony!Tips: 1. One bait trap should be plenty. I checked one of the traps when I got home and it was still almost full of poisonous fluid. Remember, there were hundreds of ants drinking from this bait. So i’d say just use one for the first 24 hours. If you have more ants by the second day, then go ahead and put out another trap. 2. Once ants have found your bait and are drinking from it, don’t move it. It seems to make them not want to come back to it.I will leave the traps out another couple of days just in case. If I don’t come back to edit this review, you can assume it worked perfectly, and fast!UPDATE JUNE 24th: I have left the traps out since the 20th, and each day i still see a couple of ants in the bathroom, hovering around the bait trap, but they won’t go inside. I’m not sure why. Today, about 4 days after my initial review,…
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