Terro Ant Bait Traps - Outdoor
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Product Description
TERRO® Outdoor Liquid Ant Baits attract and kill common household ants.
Contains 4 outdoor traps.To use this outdoor liquid ant bait, simply place the pre-filled,
ready-to-use liquid bait stations outdoors in areas where ants are
observed and, if desired, secure the baits with the stakes provided. The
patented outdoor ant baits prevent the liquid bait from drying out,
providing the ants with a continuous supply of food, day and night. Ants
typically follow defined trails from the nest to food or water. Placing
the outdoor ant baits close to these trails will improve control.
How Does This Outside Ant Control Work?
While the active ingredient in TERRO® Outdoor Liquid
Ant Baits will ultimately kill the worker ant, this outdoor ant bait
interferes with the ant's digestive system and works slowly enough that
the worker has time to get back and share the ant bait with the rest of
the colony. This slow kill is needed to allow time for the foraging ants
to make several trips to the outdoor ant bait stations and deliver
enough bait to the rest of the colony. Baiting enables you to get rid of
both the ants you see and the ants you don’t. Complete control may take
up to two weeks.
While the active ingredient in TERRO® Outdoor Liquid
Ant Baits will ultimately kill the worker ant, this outdoor ant bait
interferes with the ant's digestive system and works slowly enough that
the worker has time to get back and share the ant bait with the rest of
the colony. This slow kill is needed to allow time for the foraging ants
to make several trips to the outdoor ant bait stations and deliver
enough bait to the rest of the colony. Baiting enables you to get rid of
both the ants you see and the ants you don’t. Complete control may take
up to two weeks.
- Kills the ants you see and the ones you don’t
- Ready to use – set the bait, attract ants, and kill the colony
- Stay-fresh tab keeps liquid bait fresh until opened
- Snap-off design makes it easy to open – no scissors needed
- Use bait stations along baseboard, under appliances, on windowsills and wherever ants are numerous
How Liquid Ant Bait Works
Since
this is a bait, initially you will see more ants – but don’t worry,
this is a good thing. Why? As ants forage for food, they are easily
attracted to the sweet, sugary liquid inside the bait stations. After
finding the bait, worker ants consume it and leave behind a pheromone
trail leading back to the colony. This trail lets other worker ants know
where the newly discovered food supply is. This is why you will see
more ants in the beginning.
Meanwhile, the
active ingredient, Borax, is slowly interfering with the ant’s digestive
system, ultimately killing it, but leaving enough time for the ant to
go back and share the dose with the rest of the colony. This slow kill
is necessary so that foraging ants can make several trips to the bait.
The communal nature of an ant colony allows the bait to be spread to
hundreds, if not thousands, of individual ants.