Ant Traps

Belmont Resident · 05-30-2012, 03:27 PM

There are a lot of them out there but we have yet to find one that works.
Has anyone found one that works and kills the nest?
We have had those tinny little buggers in our kitchen for years, cleaning the counter with Clorox cleaner helps but they still hang out.
Seems the ones we have been getting at Lowes do nothing.

feb · 05-30-2012, 03:30 PM

I get them every year around this time. This year, as a first, I tried the Terro liquid baits. Set them up last week. When I returned this past weekend didn't see 1 ant.

ishoot308 · 05-30-2012, 03:45 PM

I use the Terro liquid drops and simply put a few drops on wax paper squares. Place the squares where ants roam and no more ants...anywhere!

Slickcraft · 05-30-2012, 03:54 PM

Basically the same, boric acid in a thick sugar syrup.

Takes few days but it works. The workers take it back to feed the queen and operations soon shut down.

Belmont Resident · 05-30-2012, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Basically the same, boric acid in a thick sugar syrup.

Takes few days but it works. The workers take it back to feed the queen and operations soon shut down.

Who sells it in the Laconia area?

Chickie · 05-30-2012, 06:52 PM

I have been using Terro for 30 years or more and it always works. Got my last bottle at Trustworthy Hardware in Laconia a few years ago and am still using the same bottle. Lasts several years before drying up.

Slickcraft · 05-30-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

Who sells it in the Laconia area?

Try Agway or Lowe's.

CL 240 LS · 05-31-2012, 05:24 AM

I got some at Lowes in N Conway so maybe Gilford Lowes has some.

Rattlesnake Guy · 05-31-2012, 06:03 AM

RG has been making her own Terro. We put weather proof containers on the deck, in and under the camp. Ants love it.

feb · 05-31-2012, 06:53 AM

I got mine at the new Agway? next to Piche's Outlet/Church up from Winnisquam Marine.

Belmont Resident · 05-31-2012, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by feb

I got mine at the new Agway? next to Piche's Outlet/Church up from Winnisquam Marine.

Thanks for all the replys, my wife is going to pick it up tomorrow at Trustworthy. Agways out of the question, I don't mind buying local but their prices are way out of my budget. I'll take Lowes or HD before I spend that much. I have a buddy that has chickens and he agree's and only buy's what he has to from them.

Belmont Resident · 06-02-2012, 04:12 AM

Ok we have seen maybe 8 or 10 tinny ants on the counter at one time.
My wife puts this stuff down just like I said on wax paper and within a short period she said there were over 100 ants streaming out of the woodwork devouring the liquid.
She said there were so many that she had to put more drops down.
I got home around 7 and there are still about 20 ants visible on the counter and the wall heading towards the range vent area.
This morning not a live ant to be seen, thanks for the advice on this product.
My wife has been spraying outside and inside all along the foundation for years and it has never worked like this stuff does.

ishoot308 · 06-02-2012, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

Ok we have seen maybe 8 or 10 tinny ants on the counter at one time.
My wife puts this stuff down just like I said on wax paper and within a short period she said there were over 100 ants streaming out of the woodwork devouring the liquid.
She said there were so many that she had to put more drops down.
I got home around 7 and there are still about 20 ants visible on the counter and the wall heading towards the range vent area.
This morning not a live ant to be seen, thanks for the advice on this product.
My wife has been spraying outside and inside all along the foundation for years and it has never worked like this stuff does.

Don't be afraid to put a couple outside the house undercover (where the rain won't wash it away). You won't see any ants all summer!! I would also leave it on your counter for a couple more days to make sure you got them all!

Dan

secondcurve · 06-02-2012, 02:49 PM

Is this product effective against carpenter ants?

Slickcraft · 06-02-2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by secondcurve

Is this product effective against carpenter ants?

Yes, may take the better part of a week.

songkrai · 06-02-2012, 06:33 PM

Someone mentioned this last year here.

5LB of Borax
5LB of sugar

Mix evenly. Then spread everywhere. For outside anyway.

05-30-2012, 03:27 PM	#1
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 409 Times in 251 Posts	Ant Traps There are a lot of them out there but we have yet to find one that works. Has anyone found one that works and kills the nest? We have had those tinny little buggers in our kitchen for years, cleaning the counter with Clorox cleaner helps but they still hang out. Seems the ones we have been getting at Lowes do nothing. __________________ "better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, then a long life spent in a miserable way.."

05-30-2012, 03:30 PM	#2
feb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Meredith (Winnisquam) & Nashua, NH Posts: 209 Thanks: 25 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	Terro I get them every year around this time. This year, as a first, I tried the Terro liquid baits. Set them up last week. When I returned this past weekend didn't see 1 ant.

05-30-2012, 03:45 PM	#3
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 5,928 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 4,939 Times in 1,915 Posts	+1 For Terro I use the Terro liquid drops and simply put a few drops on wax paper squares. Place the squares where ants roam and no more ants...anywhere!

05-30-2012, 03:54 PM	#4
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,216 Thanks: 1,172 Thanked 2,000 Times in 914 Posts	Terro or Revenge Basically the same, boric acid in a thick sugar syrup. Takes few days but it works. The workers take it back to feed the queen and operations soon shut down.

05-30-2012, 06:52 PM	#6
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 367 Thanks: 0 Thanked 67 Times in 38 Posts	Terro To The Rescue I have been using Terro for 30 years or more and it always works. Got my last bottle at Trustworthy Hardware in Laconia a few years ago and am still using the same bottle. Lasts several years before drying up.

05-31-2012, 05:24 AM	#8
CL 240 LS Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 98 Thanks: 25 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	I got some at Lowes in N Conway so maybe Gilford Lowes has some.

05-31-2012, 06:03 AM	#9
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	RG has been making her own Terro. We put weather proof containers on the deck, in and under the camp. Ants love it.

05-31-2012, 06:53 AM	#10
feb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Meredith (Winnisquam) & Nashua, NH Posts: 209 Thanks: 25 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	Agway I got mine at the new Agway? next to Piche's Outlet/Church up from Winnisquam Marine.

06-02-2012, 04:12 AM	#12
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 409 Times in 251 Posts	Amazing stuff Ok we have seen maybe 8 or 10 tinny ants on the counter at one time. My wife puts this stuff down just like I said on wax paper and within a short period she said there were over 100 ants streaming out of the woodwork devouring the liquid. She said there were so many that she had to put more drops down. I got home around 7 and there are still about 20 ants visible on the counter and the wall heading towards the range vent area. This morning not a live ant to be seen, thanks for the advice on this product. My wife has been spraying outside and inside all along the foundation for years and it has never worked like this stuff does. __________________ "better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, then a long life spent in a miserable way.."

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06-02-2012, 02:49 PM	#14
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,084 Thanks: 1,267 Thanked 557 Times in 286 Posts	Carpenter Ants Is this product effective against carpenter ants?

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06-02-2012, 06:33 PM	#16
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 725 Thanks: 35 Thanked 145 Times in 98 Posts	Someone mentioned this last year here. 5LB of Borax 5LB of sugar Mix evenly. Then spread everywhere. For outside anyway.