The ants' nest is where you want the poisons in your ant bait.
Ants are found about anywhere in the world, and possibly 10,000 to 20,000 species exist. They're industrious and are social insects because they colonize and live in nests, which may house millions of ants. You want the destination of the poisonous particles in your ant bait to be in the ants' nest. Does this Spark an idea?
Ant Bait Methodology
The object of ant baits is to kill colonies of ants.
Ant baits are a mixture of ant food and ant poison. When you see ants inside your house, find their inside trails the outside trail leading into your house and put ant baits on the trails.
Worker ants leave the nest to forage for food to feed the colony, they will be attracted to the ant bait, eat the mixture and take it back to the nest. The colony of ants, including the queen, eat the mixture and in a few weeks, the colony of ants die.
Ant Bait Poisons
Sweet-based ant baits are syrup, honey or other enticers mixed with an ant poison, such as borax or boric acid. They work effectively when you place them either inside or outside your home.
Niban, or hydramethylnon-based granules are protein-based ant baits scattered on your lawn. Equipment such as a fertilizer spreader circulates the bait over your yard.
Diatomaceous earth is ant bait you spread around the base of your house to help keep ants out of your home. Diatomaceous earth is a powder with abrasive edges, and when ants eat it, the powder cuts them internally and they are either poisoned or dry up and die.
Continued Treatments
Ants may establish several nests in the walls of your house and in your yard. Therefore, you may need to keep and maintain ant baits in different areas for several weeks.
Baits Vs. Insecticides
The poisons in ant baits are not fast-acting poisons; therefore, the ant doesn't die before getting the mixture to the nest for the colony to eat. Therein lies the difference between ant baits and insecticide sprays. Insecticide sprays kill ants before they return to their nests. If they make it to the nest, they don't carry poisonous food for the colony and thus all you kill are the ants that you sprayed. Insecticide sprays aren't designed to eliminate an entire colony as ant baits are.
Warning
Ant baits are not effective for every species; other methods may be necessary to eliminate some species of ants. Some ant poisons are toxic and need covers to protect young children and pets.
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