Advance Carpenter Ant Bait

Advance Carpenter Ant Bait is specially formulated to kill carpenter ants. Carpenter Ant Bait can be used indoors and outdoors to control the ant population. This carpenter ant bait formulation provides for the carpenter ant's dietary needs while using the delayed-action insecticide Abamectin. This product works well when used with a gel bait such as Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Gel.


 Advance Carpenter Ant Bait Label
 Advance Carpenter Ant Bait MSDS

Active Ingredient:	0.011% abamectin B1, a slow acting active ingredient. 99.989% other ingredients
Target pests:	Carpenter ants and many other species of ants
For use in:	in and around homes and commercial buildings. Can be applied directly from container or with a bulb duster.
Application:	broadcast application: 1 lb. per acre
Manufactured by:	Whitmire Micro-Gen

Active Ingredient: Abamectin - .011%

DESCRIPTION: Advance Carpenter Ant Bait is specially formulated to kill carpenter ants. Advance can be used indoors and outdoors to control the ant population. This carpenter ant bait formulation provides for the carpenter ant's dietary needs while using the delayed-action insecticide Abamectin. This product works well when used in combination with a bait gel such as Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Gel.

USE: Advance Carpenter Ant Bait can be used outdoors as a broadcast application around and close to the perimeter of the structure (8oz. per 1/2 acre), or on the interior inside wall voids or in areas where ants forage. Do not use in areas that have been treated with insecticides or sprays. This will cause the bait to be unattractive to the ants. Always read the label!

Abamectin B1 is a GABA inhibitor that interferes with the normal functioning of an insect's nervous system and begins affecting ant populations within 24 hours. This type of insecticide allows the ants time to take the bait back to the nest where it is distributed throughout the colony. Reproduction of the colony halts once the queens have been eliminated and the workers, who carried the bait, perish.

Instructions:

ADVANCE Carpenter Ant Bait is a ready-to-use product for use in controlling numerous ants both indoors and outdoors. This bait formulation combines a mixture of foods and the delayed action insecticide, Abamectin. This insecticide acts to reduce the population of worker ants and can cause an immediate halt in egg production resulting in colony elimination. Avoid use of other insecticides or sprays on or near ADVANCE.

OUTDOORS
BROADCAST APPLICATION: Use this product at a rate of 1 lb. per acre. Apply the product as uniformly as possible. Repeat application as necessary.
AROUND STRUCTURES: Lightly sprinkle the product evenly in a band approximately 1 - 2 feet wide around the foundation of the building. Treat visible trails with approximately 1 ounce of product. Repeat application as necessary.
INDIVIDUAL COLONY TREATMENT: Use 1.5 to 3 ounces of product per colony. Repeat application as necessary.

INDOORS
LOCATE ANT ACTIVITY: Follow ants back to voids. Apply product to cracks and crevices or voids where ants are active. In heavily traveled sites, use up to 1.5 ounces of product. Use a large Centrobulb* puffer or other appropriate application device to place the product into crevices or voids. Repeat application as necessary. Do not use in the food/feed areas of food/feed handling establishments, restaurants or other areas where food is commercially prepared prepared or processed. Do not use in serving areas while food is exposed or facility is in operation. Serving areas are defined as those areas where prepared foods are served such as dining rooms but excluding areas where foods may be prepared or held. Non-food areas are defined as areas such as garbage rooms, lavatories, floor drains (to sewers), entries and vestibules, offices, locker rooms, machine rooms, boiler rooms, garages, mop closets and storage (after canning or bottling). When applying this product in the home, all food processing surfaces and utensils should be covered during treatment or thoroughly washed before use. Exposed food should be covered or removed.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful:   Exodus complete (I think) By Jonathan on July 13, 2009 This is a follow-up to my last review, and an updated rating for Advance Carpenter Ant Bait. The running tally is: • 1,500+ dead or dying ants sucked up in the dirt devil • 6 queens (I can't believe I found 6). Scary. Glad I'm only renting. The activity is down to a minimum, and clearly their days are numbered since the live ones are moving very slow. (The toxins are taking effect) *evil laugh*. Each morning I find tiny ant graveyards in corners of the house that I had vacuumed clean the night before, and their numbers are decreasing. Good bye, carpenter ants. You will not be missed. If there's an ant afterlife, I hope it is an eternity closely resembling the final moments of your lives, twitching and convulsing uncontrollably, writhing in perceived pain. Advance: When you absolutely, positively have to kill every ant in the room. Accept no substitutes. Was this review helpful to you?

2 of 3 people found this review helpful:    By HB from NJ on March 28, 2007 I used Advance Carpenter Ant Bait on these black ants in the bathroom. Before this, nothing worked. Those little ant-cans just get in the way. They seem to do nothing. I put a mere spoonfull of advance around and blew it in the corners, the ants were gone in an hour! Was this review helpful to you?

1 of 2 people found this review helpful:    By Becky from Maine on July 2, 2008 All I have to say after my first application of Advance Carpenter Ant Bait is wow! The ants immediately scurried off with the bait down their little ant holes. The next day, about 18 hours later, they were up on the surface staggering around and dead! I hope all of their nasty babies enjoyed the feast too. Thanks! Was this review helpful to you?

0 of 1 people found this review helpful:    By Carrie from Oregon on June 17, 2008 We had carpenter ants in the house and in our old fencing. I put some Advance Carpenter Ant Bait out and they went crazy carrying it back to the nest. Saw a reduction in ants in about 4-5 days. I also recommend the Talstar professional insecticide spray to use on your yard. It does not seem to deter the ants from the bait, like some other sprays. Was this review helpful to you?

0 of 1 people found this review helpful:   Awaiting the exodus By Jonathan on July 10, 2009 I just used Advance Carpenter Ant Bait yesterday. I put it in all the corners and crevices I've seen these ants walking around, which is just about everywhere. I even located a shrub outside that apparently the ants have been using to get into the attic where I assume they're nesting, and poured about a half a cup at the base. They immediately went after the bait, forming a train (if you will) taking it back to their colony. By midnight, however, there was SO MUCH ant activity that I had to break out the Raid spray. As it turns out, their colony is in the ceiling above the master bedroom. I woke up this morning to a few crawling on me, and about 100 or so ants on the floor, half of which were dead, maybe from the raid, maybe not. I can't be sure. I hope this is the beginning of the end. If not, I may need to seek heavier weaponry. Maybe adopt an Anteater? Can you even do that? ...time to search for exotic pets. Was this review helpful to you?

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Q  When placed outdoors will the Advance Carpenter Ant Bait attract or harm pets? A No.  The Advance Carpenter Ant Bait, when applied correctly will not harm children or pets.  You are supposed to broadcast this product outside meaning you will be placing very small amounts in grass, mulch, etc.  A pet would have to consume a large quantity of this product, meaning they would have to get into the container and consume a large amount to get sick.  As with any cleaning product or otherwise, you should always keep the container out of reach of children and pets.

Q  I live in Houston, Tx. Outside temperatures are now mid 50's at night and 60-70F in the day time. Is this too cold to use Advance around the perimeter of my home? A Not at all.  Any temperature is good to use the Advance Carpenter Ant Bait.  As long as there are ants around the bait will work, despite the temperature.  The only time you would not want to apply it is if it is raining or going to rain within 24 hours.  This product is best applied when you are going to have a few days of dry weather.

Q  I live in Ohio and it is winter now about 19 degrees, my husband found ants after removing the carpet in the family room on one of the edges and he vacuum them every day and more appear every day. we know now that we need to treat them. my question is do you treat the outside when spring comes? and how many products do we need to use? A Do you know if they are carpenter ants?  If so, then you should purchase our Carpenter Ant Kit which comes with bait to place in the house for the ants to take back to wherever they are nesting.  This is important because if you do not take out the nest the colony will continue to reproduce and continue to be a problem.

Q  There are ants in my 3 year olds bedroom. Is Advance Carpenter ant bait safe to use in her room? I was thinking that I would drill holes in the wall and blow the bait inside the wall. A Yes, Advance Carpenter Ant Bait is a very safe ant granule bait that can be used inside the home.  Placing it in a wall void would be ideal so the ants would be able to find it but your child would not.  Although the bait is very safe and a child would have to consume a large amount to become ill, you of course want to always exercise caution and not leave bait where children or pets could easily access it.