Tabya from Houston, Tx writes
My parrot walks and roams around on the floor often and does like to play against the crevices and sides of the wall and carpet. She does get her beak in the crevices. If Phantom was put down and allowed to dry with her out of the house a couple of days, could she safely walk through it or possibly get it in her mouth and still be safe? She so will put her foot in her mouth ... Literally! I have had her 30 yrs, but the black crazy ants have invaded our home. I put Termidor in the outside.
Birds are very sensitive to many insecticides, so we would not recommend using something like Phantom Termiticide/Insecticide in any areas where a bird such as a parrot may come into contact with the spray or the residual. You can view more information about potential toxicology of the product on the SDS here. We do recommend consulting your vet before using any insecticides indoors in a home with birds. There are many newer insecticides containing active ingredients that have almost no toxicity to birds that will still do a great job on ants. Also, baits should be used in bait plate stations that could be placed in areas where pets would not have access to them. Advion Ant Bait Gel contains Indoxacarb, which must be digested by the target pests to take effect, and this is a great choice for ants (including crazy ants) looking for sweets or carbohydrates. For a protein (granule) bait, InTice 10 contains boric acid as the active ingredient, also with far less toxicity to non-target animals. If you prefer a spray, Arilon Insecticide is a non-repellent spray that also contains Indoxacarb.
Answer last updated on: 01/26/2016
