TERRO Outdoor Liquid Ant Bait

Prior to putting out this ant bait, there were lots of ants coming into the house (like 30-100 or so ants) from different locations, which changes here and there, some locations more than others, it was very frustrating. This area of housing, all have ant problems. I think the ants we have here are Argentine Ants. >>Ant bait started: 06/24/2016 Pros: Very simple to use and attract ants very fast after they find the deadly concoction, then the ants just keep coming and going into the bait trap. Cons: Instructions state to push the white thin plastic cap down to break the seal, then twist a 1/4 turn. It's almost impossible to twist the 1/4 turn after pushing the cap down, since the white plastic cap is so flimsy and held tight by 4 clips, the cap just get all squished up. Because of that, the first bait trap, I accidentally dripped out some of the concoction, which you can see the image review result of ants lapping it up like they were at an Irish pub. NOTE: With the next bait trap, I made sure part of the visible aluminum foil is pressed down as much as possible and twisted toward one of the four clips, then push the cap down, then carefully pull on one of the clips to loosen it up a bit, but not so hard to break it, then twist that 1/4 turn, that made it much easier to twist, then press down the top of the white cap to essentially squeeze the concoction out to leak into the inside of the trap faster. Just to get the ants to find it quicker, I carefully tip the trap to purposely spill a little bit of the concoction out on the ground and that gets the ants going quicker. Conclusion: So far, it seems to be attracting the ants very well, so 4 stars for now. I put out four traps outdoor at four different locations(probably four different colonies), once I see that if the ants stop coming into the house or the numbers drop dramatically, I'll update the star rating at that time. Sorry ants and Antman. >>UPDATE: 6/27/2016 Since I put out the four ant baits at different locations, I have not seen a single ant in the house. Some trails are starting to petered out, while others are still somewhat heavy, I guess two of the four colonies are bigger. Guess we'll see after a total of two weeks or so to see how it's working. So far, seems to be working, at least to keep the ants out of the house. >>UPDATE 7/1/2016 Still not a single ant in the house that I can find. Noticed two baits that most likely lead to one colony, started to petered out a LOT. I called the manufacturer, they suggested if that's the case, to take the baits away and do not put out new baits for at least a couple of days, if too soon, it'll just attract more ants from elsewhere. If the ants are back after a couple of days, then put out new baits. Next door neighbor said they started having ant issue about 2 days ago. Then not long after, I started noticing more ants with the remaining two baits(which I was about to take away), coming from the neighbor's side, probably another 2 colonies. Now, I have to leave those baits out longer, until it peters out. The manufacturer stated that the bait will last about 3 months. I keep mine shaded, to keep it from drying out quicker than it should. >>UPDATE 7/3/2016 Noticed ONE ant in the house on the kitchen counter. >>UPDATE 7/8/2016 Noticed a lot less(practically nothing) activities, so I called the manufacturer and they suggested taking the baits away and let them share what they've gotten thru the colonies, so I did. Still no ants in the house yet. >>UPDATE 7/10/2016 Found another heavy trail of ants in a different location, probably from the neighbor's house, so another ant bait is put out. Other than that, the previous ant baits that I've put out and finally thrown away, no more ants at those locations so far. >>UPDATE 8/3/2016 Found about 10 scout ants in the bedroom, but could not locate where they are coming from, nor any new heavy trails outside to put a new ant bait. It's still much better than before using this ant bait. >>UPDATE 9/7/2016 Noticed some ants coming into the master bedroom by chewing thru the painter's chaulk at the bottom of the baseboard about a week or two prior to this update, even though I patched up some tiny holes a couple of times. So, I put out a Terro indoor ant bait at that location, but they are not really going crazy for it. Then on 9/7, I noticed a new heavy ant trail outdoor where an existing outdoor ant bait was just taken away a few days before, so I put out another new outdoor ant bait in the same area and the ants are going for it. Man, this is like a never ending battle. Hence I have a small stock piled of this ant bait stuff. I've also updated from 4 to 5 stars, this bait really works if you use it right, to keep the ants from coming into the your home. >>UPDATE 11/26/2016 It's been about 2-2.5 months now since the last update, even when raining, have not seen a single ant in the house and I have yet to put out any new ant baits, either outdoor or indoor, but I do see a small amount of ants outside and hopefully they'll stay out. >>UPDATE 12/18/2016 After the recent rain, there are now ants in the house, coming through the caulking of the baseboard in the bathroom and living room, so started using the Terro indoor T300B ant baits and they are going bananas over it. No ants outdoor. See my new review of the indoor version at TERRO T300B 2-Pack Liquid Ant Baits >>UPDATE 04/25/2017 I have not seen a SINGLE ant anywhere inside the house since the last update, only a very tiny bit in the backyard, even after a lot of heavy rain lately. I don't know if it's the ant bait or me giving them the mad stare(I think it's the mad stare). Still, I hoarded a little stash of this ant bait in my garage, just in case if I need it. I'm ready for any new ant zombie apocalypse. >>UPDATE 06/20/2017 Wow, after about 5-6 months of not seeing a single ant, just noticed two heavy ant trails. One trail, the ants are getting thru the floor's heat vent, into the dinning room floor mainly and a little on the counter. I went to get this WMD and put out two baits outdoor, one at each location. Within an hour, with the first bait where the ants are coming into the house, the ants has already found the entrance to my new pub establishment and the customers are already lined up going in and out, free drinks for everyone, unfortunately, I won't get repeat customers. If this keeps up, I can open up a franchise of pubs, more stores than McD or Subway. >>UPDATE 07/28/2017 Still no ants in the house where they were coming in from the update of 06/20/2017. The one bait in the backyard still had heavy activities as of yesterday. Today, no actions, checked the bait, it was empty, I'm gonna take it away tonight and see if any ants will start coming into the house from the last location, if not, I'll leave them be. The other bait is still out and attracting ants and not empty yet. However, there are a minute of ants coming in from somewhere in the master bedroom and bathroom, starting about 1.5 weeks ago. A couple of days after, started seeing a few ants in the same kitchen area. I think this will be my last update and hope the other updates help with potential ant fighters to decide if this is right for them or not. Good luck to all with the never ending war :) >>UPDATE 9/6/2017 What the heck, I'll give one more update. A few days ago, it was very hot, the hottest it has been for a long time, the ants were on a rampage in the living room and bedroom, 100+ per room, one of the worse I've seen. Like the North Korean war, no matter how many you wipe out really quick, there is another swarm of them coming. For the dining room, they found one little food crumb and they came round about to get to it, I cleaned and vacuumed the area, put out an ant bait outdoor where they were coming in from the backyard, within an hour or two, no more ants in the living room and they went for the bait outside instead heavily. But, within two days, they petered out tremendously from the backyard and so I took the bait way. So far, barely any ants in the backyard and none in the living/dining room, so this area is done for now. The bedroom, holy crap, they were coming in drones, laid out two indoor baits, one leaked all over the wood floor over time, which attracted a lot of the little suckers. So, I decided to clean the area up of that very sticky stuff and removed the two baits, then put out a new outdoor bait instead and now they are going for that, not as many ants as before, but still a good amount, may take another few days or a week or two. After using both outdoor and indoor baits, I prefer the outdoor, does not spill as easily. >>UPDATE 05/04/2018 Sometime after the last update, there was a large number of ants coming from the backyard and into the house, so I put another bait out and this time I just left it out, ants or no ants. The ants comes and goes, but when they come, they find and go for the bait instead, therefore keeping them from going into the house. In the last 6+ months at least, I may have come across a few ants (less than 10) inside the house with one bait. As of this writing, the bait is still sitting outside shaded. >>UPDATE 08/11/2018 The freaking ants came in from a different location not long ago after the last update, cause they found something on the floor in the kitchen, cleaned in up, found the trail, put out more of this bait outdoor and they stopped coming in soon after. After leaving the baits out ALL the time in the new and old locations (OUTDOOR), no ants in the house. I even replaced the worn out bait at the old locations with new ones, ants or no ants, nothing still, for NOW! Won the battle again so far, but the war is never over! >>UPDATE 01/29/2019 Since I've been leaving the ant bait outdoor all the time, ants or no ants, I have not seen a single ant in the house. This may be the end of the Ant-Man trilogy. >>UPDATE 04/20/2019 Since I've been leaving out the outdoor ant bait, ants or no ants, have not seen a single ant in the house so far, F-ing A! >>UPDATE 09/01/2019 Since the last time I put out two new baits, it must've been atleast 6+ months, checked it here an there and noticed that there is still some weight inside, so they are no empty, noticed a very small amount of ants still going in and out of them and not a freaking one in the house. Cool mofo! Today, I decided to change them out for new ones, ones that I've had sitting in my garage stash for about a year+. The first one, I noticed that the liquid was not dripping out easily, like it's gummed up just by sitting around in the garage, so i put that one in one location anyway, had to push the cap down hard, then it would slowly drip out like very thick syrup, where it should be dripping like thin syrup. With the second one, I upside down it under hot water for about 5 mins before use, after that, when I shook it, you can hear the liquid moving inside, unlike the other gummed up one. Not sure if by heating it up with hot water, if it will gum up again soon after, but I took it to the 2nd location and dripped some out to get the ants going quicker, it dripped out smoothly, like if you just bought it recently. >>UPDATE 9/5/2019 Update from the previous 9/1/2019. I just looked at the one bait that I stated was gummed up without using hot water, ants are having a small pool party there without inviting me as the nice generous host(my feeling is kinda hurt for not getting an invite), not huge, but they are coming and going, doing the Irish jig as they are leaving. More ants are coming to this new renovated pub, compared to the old worn out one that I just threw away prior. The other bait, not too many ants. Blah...

TERRO Outdoor Liquid Ant Baits kills the ants you see and the ants you don't. Best used for attracting and killing all common household ants including Argentine ants, ghost ants, cornfield ants, pavement ants, acrobat ants, white footed ants, little black ants, odorous house ants and other sweet-eating ants.To attract and kill ants, simply place the pre-filled, ready-to-use liquid bait stations outdoors in areas where ants are observed and secure baits with the stakes provided. Ants typically follow defined trails from the nest to food or water. Placing the outdoor ant baits close to these trails will improve control. The weatherproof outdoor ant baits prevent the liquid bait from drying out, providing the ants with a continuous supply of food, day and night. The key to successfully controlling ants is to lure worker ants – those that you see out marching around in plain view – to the sweet liquid ant bait, which they will consume and carry back to feed to the rest of the colony. While the active ingredient in TERRO Outdoor Liquid Ant Baits will ultimately kill the worker ant, it slowly interferes with the ant's digestive system so 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 bait and deliver enough bait to the rest of the colony. This is the only way to get rid of both the ants you see and the ants you don’t. My answers to the frequently asked questions: Will these work for carpenter ants? Yes. They kill a variety of ants and carpenter ants, along with regular household ones are part of that list. Will this work on fire ants. Same as the above. Ants tend to forage for food and the bait lures a large variety of ants. How do I tell If they are empty? Unlike the indoor traps they are not clear. You can tell if it's empty by positioning the device on its side. If liquid does not come out then it is empty. Overall I would highly recommend this product to anyone needing to solve their ant problem. Like our review? Hit the "Yes" button below for it being useful. Leave us a comment if you have any questions or send us an email. We're here to provide our honest feedback and information on products we've tried and tested. Thanks for reading!

Removed ants for a while, bit now they're back and containers empty, their indoor product is great but this didn't work well. But I am under invasion from big ants.

well, Ants doesn't like it, put on the path of ants and still many ants are passing. Used for 2 weeks. Looks the number of ants was reduced but only several dead ants.