Customer Reviews for Carpenter Ant Kit #1

I just cannot believe the results, it is AMAZING.... the big black Carpenter ants that have been haunting me in my own home for years every spring for sweets and then every fall for proteins are GONE and it is seriously only the second day since I have put the gel and granular bait out. If you want effective ant bait/killer then this Carpenter Ant Kit #1 is exactly what you need. There are so many different ways to use it from tiny cracks to large areas around the outside or underneath your home. This stuff will do the trick hands down. No need to pay an exterminator high monthly rates, just buy this, go by the instructions and you will be on your way to an ant free life, it is just amazing. THANKS GUYS!!!

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32 of 36 people found this review helpful

We live in a log home in the woods and have had a problem with Carpenter Ants for at least 2 years. I ordered the Carpenter Ant Kit #1 and my husband sprinkled the granules along the foundation and I put the gel into a spot where we saw the ants most. He put down the granules over 2 weeks ago and we have not seen ONE ant since inside our home. It's like a miracle. We had tried all types of ant repellent and killer without success.

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14 of 15 people found this review helpful

I have been battling some carpenter ants on my porch the last couple years, but only with the generic ant spray one can buy at the local home improvement stores. The ants damaged some exterior wood such that rain water leaks in during a good downpour, and I'd like my porch to be as dry as I can get it. When the weather started to get warmer, I decided to look for something more effective with them that can knock out the colony, thus the ant bait. On a nice day, I put a 1-foot wide border around the porch, as well as my wood pile and a big maple tree in the backyard. Then, I just watched the ants that were scavenging around. They would walk past a couple pieces of bait, but then grab one and haul it back to the porch; the whole process left me smiling! Within a couple days, I would see maybe one or 2 ants on the exterior, but they seemed to be on their way to ant heaven, even the little black ants I just figured would be hanging around anyways. So far, I'm very happy with this product, and haven't gotten around to using the gel bait yet since the dry bait has been so effective. I would definitely buy this kit again!

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10 of 11 people found this review helpful

I have had this carpenter ant problem for 3 seasons now and the retail sprays and powders worked only for the moment. I know I needed a bait program to kill off the nest. I finally came across your site and look-you have everything in a kit! I ordered it and the kit was here by the end of the week. It took only a few minutes to set up my traps( I ordered the bait traps too). The instructions say you will have a rush of ants for a few days, (because of the attraction to the sweet bait/gel) and I did! That was good, as lots of bait went back to the nest. Now I see nothing. So happy to have found a product(s) made for specifically for carpenter ants!!

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9 of 10 people found this review helpful

I had 3 galleries in my soffits for the last several years and the products from the big box hardware stores just had the ants moving around to avoid the poison. I used the gel first and the ants dove in and started consuming it immediately. I put some on a tree root by an ant trail and it soaked in to the bark. The next day I checked the spot and the ants ate the bait AND the bark that it soaked into. By the 3rd day I could not find an ant anywhere. My neighbor had a worse problem than I and we tried out the granules. I put a 1/4 teaspoonful on an ant trail and in 15 minutes you could see the granules streaming up the front of his house into his soffits and within 2 days we could not find ANY ants.

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7 of 8 people found this review helpful

We've always had a few carpenter ants in our home each year. No major problem. But this year, the numbers seemed to grow every day. By the time I ordered and put out the bait, we had a lot more than I could count. The night the kit came, I put the bait in strategic spots where I thought they were "traveling" and watched them go right at it! I let them "eat" and didn't kill them, hoping they'd take the poison back to the nest. Next morning....no live ants. Since then (about two weeks)...no live ants. Amazing, complete success! I ordered more to have it ready in case they come back again.

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

We live on a wooded lot and every spring we see a few "scouts" in our home. Has never been a problem. This year, they kept coming in in droves. Was killing 30-40 ants per evening. Ordered the kit. Put the granules outside around foundation and in the bait stations in a couple places. Used the gel in the bait stations inside. By day 2 there were significantly less ants. Day 3 we left for a week long vacation. Refreshed all the gel baits before leaving. Came home last night and it was like a killing field of dead ants. Haven't seen a live one yet.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Living here in the woods of Maine in a log cabin. We have experienced the intrusion of carpenter ants for many years. The chemicals available never seem to work as stated in their advertisements. I decided to give the Carpenter Ant Kit a try, and glad I did. Have only used the Advance granules so far, and the ant problem has all but disappeared! All this happened in less than 2 days! We are now in week 3 and I have only seen 3 ants!....AMAZING stuff! I would highly recommend this product!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Unbelievable! Really! This is the second time I've used this product. Two years ago, we had a ton of carpenter ants in the house and after one treatment with the gel, they were gone. Totally. One day! This time, I saw a lot of activity on the foundation outside our home. I put down one treatment and there are now no carpenter ants. (Not sure which was more effective this time--the gel or the granular material. I used both this time.) Seriously amazing stuff. Highly recommended.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I baited the Carpenter Ants with a wide selection of baits: Sugar water, Peanut butter, Grease, Marshmallow Fluff, crushed insects, & Maple Syrup, just to see what they would take. The only bait they touched was the Maple Syrup, and then only a little. I guess they like the Maple wood flavor :) Then purchased the Carpenter Ant Kit #1 and empty bait stations. I baited their trails with both the jell and the granular baits. Only 1 ant in 10 took any of the granular bait and only 1 ant in 100 feed on the jell bait. I was disappointed with the bait acceptance rate. However, it did the job! After 3 or 4 days the ant activity decreased, eventually stopped, and has not returned.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Very satisfied, ants established in attic foam insulation, accessing home via phone and cable lines from utility pole. Carpenter ants were instantly attracted to bait and carried it to colony, tipping off their location and entry point. Worked within a couple of days, majority of ant traffic halted in one day. They liked both types of bait in the kit.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

We had carpenter ants for a while now and I bought this product after reading all the good reviews and within 3 days ants were gone! It's been about a month and still no ants this product really works great. Also what we did is bought the ant traps from Walmart so we could put this product in there so we didnt have to worry about our cat getting at it.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I just purchased this product last week and it has exceeded my expectations. I just purchased a cabin and kept coming home to find sawdust like piles on the floor. I first wasted money by going to Lowes and getting spray. After spending money and finding more piles on the floor the frustration grew! I didn't want to call an exterminator and be locked in to quarterly visits and high prices. I googled the issue and found out I had carpenter ants... I found this product and I ordered it last week. I ended up using it this past Sunday for the first time. Within 5-7 minutes I had 25-30 ants eating the maxforce bait. Tuesday morning I went back to the house and found the floor COVERED in dead black ants! This product did the trick! I am so thrilled by the results that I will continue to use DoMyOwnPestControl for all of my pest needs!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I was also skeptical about another hyped product, but this was THE final solution to our problem. We had an ant infestation in our ground floor condo for over a year - first it was small ants, then the nasty flying carpenter ants EVERYWHERE. Tried the liquid bait traps, signed up for a big-name exterminator service, did I lots of sealing & patching. All of these slowed them down, but they always found a way to come back. Finally came across this in a google search and was ready to try anything including burning the place down & rebuilding! Luckily no need. The exterminator showed me the main colony outside our condo, and then I finally discovered the entry point under a kitchen cabinet. Followed them directions on both products to the letter. Sprinkled Advance granules on the colony and they immediately went for it like a miracle. Next day the colony was GONE! Put a few drops on cut up straws to feed through the hole under the cabinet & same thing: went from 12-15 ants a day to ZERO. Made sure to plug the hole with Great Stuff and we're ant free 2 months now. Can't promise it'll work for everyone or that they may not do a sequel, but we've got our sanity back and I'm ready if they ever do.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I used the carpenter ant kit per the instructions and within 15mins the ants were hauling the sugarbait back to the nest.to my suprise sugar ants were hauling the protein bait away.two days later i followed up wih demand CS.dead ants everywhere. Havent seen one in 3 weeks.good stuff.i fact i havent seen any bugs.highly recommend the kit.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Only product that actually worked- all ants are gone for good!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

2 weeks after placing both gel and grainular bait in high (ant) traffic areas they are gone! Haven't seen one carpenter ant in places where I normally wouldfind over 20 every day. Thanks

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Honestly, within seconds of putting down the dry bait and the gel, carpenter ants were coming in droves. I even took pictures of it. We used to see about 20 ants a day in our home....not one has been seen since the bait went down. My neighbor told me this morning that he thinks I took care of his ant problem too!! This product works. I've tried the stuff you buy at Lowes/Home Depot...don't waste your money, it never did anything.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I used both the outside powder and the inside gel. The ants were drawn to gel instantly and were completely gone in a couple days. I also used the outdoor powder as a barrier around my garden since ants were eating on my okra. Obviously, use it on outside of garden away from veggies.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This stuff is amazing! I did not think it was working initially. I sprinkled it around the base of two trees where I saw the ants. The two trees are on either side of my deck about 50' apart. The trail of ants across the patio and under my deck at times was busy. I looked at the bark of both trees and saw a lot of activity going up and down both trees. I used Maxforce on the bark and sprinkle Advance around the base. Within a few days, I saw dead ants at the base of both trees. The amazing part was a nest was in my third detached garage. I was getting something and noticed a lot of dead flies, I thought. After closer examination, they were ants, hundreds of them. Some were dead, others writhing and dying. They were eating the wood foundation of one side of the garage. I am confident now your Advance bait is effective!! It smells awful in the container but the ants grab it is as soon as I sprinkle some on the ground. Does not seem as effective with red ants. They grab it and take off but I have not seen a lot of dead red ants. I use the Advance bait regularly, the gel worked too but the Advance bait was impressive!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this product to take care of a carpenter ant nest I noticed had taken root in my back patio after they failed to respond to regular Amdro that I use to kill fire ants. Both baits were immediately taken by the ants but the gel is arguably less convenient because it tends to dry out after a few hours and they lose interest. After about 3 days I started noticing a HUGE pile-up of dead ants which continued for a few more days. I made a smaller, second application after a week because I saw a handful of half-dead random ants still living (99% reduction in visible ant population) but it might not have been truly necessary. I highly recommend this product for specifically carpenter ants. I don't know why they don't act interested in the general purpose ant baits I have tried.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Maxforce worked the best for my application. I could see about 6 or 7 ants crawling around a certain area, so I put some in where I could see them. With in 10 minutes of putting this stuff out I had about 40 Carpenter ants attacking this bait. It was amazing to watch. This stuff worked great. Be patient it will take about 10-12 days before ALL the Carpenter ants will be dead.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I used this for the first time and it worked wonders.Years back I had them in the house and got rid of them with a battle.When I seen them this year in my 2 trees in the back I knew I had to act and fast before then invaded the house.In a little over 5 days this product did it's job.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is the second time I have used this and it's the most effective product I've ever used.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I applied the stuff 3 days ago ,as it was described. Ants started to slow down and die the second day. Hopefully they fitted the queen. On the third day I saw just 1 or 2 and they were slow. So far I am satisfied with the results. Hopefully it killed the colony! I will let you know in a week the final results.

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I have used this stuff before after hearing about it from my brother in law. Sometimes the ants go for the granules, sometimes the gel. This time it was the gel. I had carpenter ants crawling around my front porch, and I knew when I bought the house last fall that there had been some then so I wasn't surprised. (There are some areas where the trim needs replacement due to water damage and that is a magnet for carpenter ants). Anyhow, I put a few granules then a dollop of gel on the floor near a foraging ant. within minutes several had arrived, picked up the granules and put them back down but glued themselves to the sweet stuff. After putting a number of stripes of the gel around the porch I walked around the perimeter of the house and tagged the crevices. By the time I came back most of the porch dollops had at least 3 ants eating from it. Within two days there were no ants anywhere to be seen. Way cheaper than an exterminator and far more effective!!!

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The product works, they take it back to the nest and the foragers stop coming out.Within a day you see results.The ones here have a nest in a back wall

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Excellent product ! Works great !! We had a carpenter ant problem in the basement and back yard, and this product got rid of them in no time.

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I've been vaccuming dead ants all week with their numbers decreasing day-by-day.

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I applied the gel at the ants' point of entry and watched them for about an hour. Several ants went to the gel and drank from it like a trough! The rest continued to wander aimlessly. I accidently covered the hole they had been using, so I worried that they wouldn't carry the product back to the colony. I went to bed and when I returned, VOILA! No more ants! Just several dead ones on my kitchen counter. It's been over a week and no sign of them. I also sprinkled the granules around the perimeter of my home. There is a reduction in the number of ants, but yesterday I found one trail of scout ants going in. I'll try some gel at that point of entry and I'm sure that will spell their doom.

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