Carpenter Ant Kit #2
By Brian on 06/01/2010
Product was received quickly. I made the mistake of spraying the week before with a broad based killing spray, so the ant trails I was used to seeing were vacant. Once they were re established, I put the bait down, and used the Max Force in the entry points. A few days later, the ants were starting to drop by the dozens. I cannot say for sure which product is more effective, but I think Max Force, as I did not see them carry the "Advance" bait granules. This is a good system, especially the efficacy of the baits.
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12 of 13 people found this review helpful
carpenter ant hell
By Joe on 09/02/2012
I purchased the kit to try and stop carpenter ants that were tunneling through the foam backing on Drivit. They deposited piles of chewed foam a day in my garage. I sprayed with everything Home Depot had and they were back at it in 2 or 3 days. I bought the kit and sprayed the Dominion up the walls and along the stem wall around the garage. I sprinkled the dry bait and inserted the gel bait into cracks where they were traveling. Day 1 nothing, 2 nothing, 3 nothing, 4 they started eating the gel bait, day 5 still eating gel bait. Day 6 dead ants and no activity anywhere to be found. They liked the gel not the dry bait. They appear to be gone. I have fought them for 2 years and finially believe I have won.
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11 of 11 people found this review helpful
Great!
By Gary on 08/14/2012
We had a professional exterminator (this was his side gig) who used to come to our home once a year with this "professional stuff" and charged us 100.00 for the treatment. He worked for one of the well known companies who would have normally charged 1000.00 (for a yr contract) to apply the same stuff. Ants and such are only active in the warmer months, so all other visits would have been "just for show". I used the syringe at the opening where I saw the carpenter ants coming in and I haven't seen them since their "feast" on the poison. Use common sense and keep this your secret...before the Government/State Liberals decide to ban this from the average consumer. This kit gives me enough "juice" to protect my home for several years; I think it might expire before I use it all up. It's a very wise investment and something we need to do. Fast delivery and a nice company to deal with. Amen ;)
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10 of 12 people found this review helpful
So far so good
By Matt on 06/22/2011
I've only used the baits so far, holding off on the pesticide to avoid driving the ants from the bait. It's been out for about two weeks and there are very few of them left (might even be scouts from other colonies, very common here). There are still a few, but I suspect we actually had several nests, including a very large one in a dying tree near the house, so I had to re-bait a few times to target different colonies. I would definitely recommend keeping some bait in reserve (vs putting it all out at first) so you can see where they're collecting from and resupply those spots.
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9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Very impressed. So far, this is a great product
By Ralph on 08/21/2012
I removed an old non-functioning hot tub and the surrounding deck, and uncovered tons of Carpenter ants. I sprayed them with basic stuff available at hardware stores...however, they moved into my house. I had 3 quotes from pest control companies, all around $600 to take care of the problem. To my surprise, none of them drill holes into the walls anymore..they all just spray around the outside of the house....Well, heck, I can do that! So I purchased the above kit and so far things are working great. Don't get me wrong, it is a bit of work. You have to dig a trench around your house (I used the wide blade side of a standard fireman's pick axe) and then you need to use some kind of stick ( I used a metal plant stake) to poke deeper holes into your trench to saturate the dominion spray into the ground. But it does seem to be working. The maxforce tube (for indoor cracks in walls) and the Advance bait is much easier to apply. All in all, I am finding a few dead ants that are obviously tracking through this stuff and no more piles of sawdust, so it appears to be working great (it's been about 3 weeks). I would definitely recommend this product. As an added bonus, the Dominion spray outside seems to be cutting down on other non-carpenter ants as well, so my deck is much more enjoyable to sit on.
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7 of 8 people found this review helpful
No More Ants !
By Joe on 09/07/2013
I have had ants living in the wall of my house above a window for several years. I didn't know what to do and after getting a couple estimates from the Name Brand exterminators couldn't afford it. I didn't see the ants in the house, but the frass they left on the window sill (falling from above the window) needed to be cleaned up weekly at a minimum. I ordered the Kit from DoMyOwnPestControl and treated the outside of the window around the ground as well as all around the window and siding. I then put the bait around the outside of the window, (both the gel and the granular bait), and now after about 3 days there is no more frass appearing on the inside window sill. This product has worked wonderfully and I think they are now dead and gone. Also FYI, I called in with a couple questions before applying the kit and received very pleasant and knowledgeable assistance from the phone support person I spoke with. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND this company and their products.!!
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7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Seems to have done the trick
By Yanick on 04/28/2011
ants on house
By Ken on 06/15/2012
Carpenter Ants
By Anonymous on 08/22/2013
Ok, thought in the begining that all these reviews are bogus. I end up buying this product to give a try as these carpenter ants were all around my house and inside the house as well. Two days after I used this product they just disappear. Three weeks and still no ants...miracle. Highly recommend this product. It really works.
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Carpenter Ant Kit 2
By P. on 10/16/2011
Ants not eliminated.
By Michael on 06/02/2014
The ants loved the max force gel, I spaced it out over three nights for maximum exposure and they ate every bit of it. They hardly touched the granules, but I understand they may have a preference to one or the other. I also used the bottle of dominion around the house mixed at 2ounce per 4 gallons of water every ten feet around the perimeter of the home. I will need two more bottles to surround the entire home, but I knew this going in. Anyways, two weeks later I still have ants crawling around the outside of the home at night. I've seen dead ants, but it definitely didn't wipe them out like I was hoping.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Maxforce carpenter ant bait
By John on 06/04/2012
Did the Job1
By Marie on 06/29/2014
The ants seem to enjoy the protein bait
By Cathy on 07/14/2014
I carefully placed piles of the dry bait around my foundation where I saw ants and patiently went around to monitor the progress. In most of the areas I found that the ants loved the bait and eagerly brought friends to haul it back to their nests. I can only hope it did what it was supposed to do.. The sweet, gel bait, however, was used only in the plastic bait trays and I never saw any of the ants inside the trays.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Carpenter Ant Kit #2
By Paul on 06/22/2014