Remodel Kitchen » pest control http://www.remodelkitchen.net Observations on the home remodeling and construction process. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:53:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Terro Liquid Ant Baits http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2008/06/27/terro-liquid-ant-baits/ http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2008/06/27/terro-liquid-ant-baits/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:06:10 +0000 Ken http://www.remodelkitchen.net/?p=80 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Wow! The Terro Liquid Ant Baits worked really well. Once the ants discovered the treats, they came out en masse and swarmed into baits. I didn’t want the lack of baits to be the bottleneck, so I eventually had four baits out in one spot and all were equally tapped. During the first 24 hours, the number of ants that were participating in the feeding frenzy was frightening. At the 36 hour mark, the numbers were starting to thin. Within 48 hours, all the ants were pretty dead.

Unfortunately, that did not rid the entire house of ants. I move the traps to a second location where I noticed an ant trail and the pattern repeated itself. 48 hours later, these ants were gone as well.

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]]> http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2008/06/27/terro-liquid-ant-baits/feed/ 0 Get Rid of Ants: Ant Buffet http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2008/06/21/get-rid-of-ants-ant-buffet/ http://www.remodelkitchen.net/2008/06/21/get-rid-of-ants-ant-buffet/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:14:36 +0000 Ken http://www.remodelkitchen.net/?p=78 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Pixar transformed ants into an oppressed class of cute and cuddly bugs. However, in reality, ants are neither cute nor cuddly. And, from the human perspective, ants are the oppressors, not the oppressed. Just ask any homeowner currently experiencing an ant invasion. Although you may be tempted to use ant spray because it stops ants dead in their tracks, I would recommend using ant baits instead. The problem with ant spray is that it only kills the small minority of visible ants. The survivors then have to search for a different access point into your home. Next time, you may not be so lucky. The ant trail may not be detectable so all you will see is small battalions of ants inside without an obvious trail outside. The better solution then is to control the ants using ant baits. The promise behind ant baits is that the ants will take the poison back to the nest and wipe out the entire colony.

I was at the local hardware store this morning looking for some more ant control answers.
I had previously set out some Grant’s Ant Stakes, but the ants weren’t biting. I’m not sure why, but the ants just ignored it. After a week, I was ready to try something new. So, I picked up a package of Terro Liquid Ant Baits as well a pack of Raid Ant Baits. Yes, time to escalate. I wasn’t about to try out a new product for another week, only to return back to the hardware store in frustration. So, I opened up a buffet line. Terro in one corner and Raid in another. Within an hour, the ants were swarming all over the Terro ant bait, so much so that I opened another ant bait so that the hungry masses would not have to wait in line. And, after seeing both stations packed, I opened another. Then, it dawned on me. The key ingredient for ant baits isn’t the poison, it’s the lure. If ants walk past the bait without taking a nibble, then it doesn’t matter what active ingredient is contained within the product. So, short of polling the ants, the best bet is to buy a variety of products and let the ants decide. If they favor one product over another, give them all they want. Don’t put out ant bait sequentially or else you might be two to three weeks into an infestation before you figure out what works or not.

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