Advance Carpenter Ant Bait Reviews

Ants vanish!

By Jack in Chepachet, RI on 07/04/2025

Had a good size invasion of ants from the carpenters union this spring. Used both the carpenter ant bait (for protein) and the maxforce gel(for sugar) in several Knees ant traps. Within 1 week, no tra…

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Suppresses the population but does not eliminate the nest

By Raymond in Charlotte, NC on 07/05/2024

Suppresses the population, but does not eliminate the nest. To finish the job, I was forced to locate the nest (not an easy task), and directly apply Demon WP. I followed all instructions for the a…

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Advance Carpenter Ant Bait works!

By Chris in Atlantic Beach, NC on 06/19/2024

Carpenter Ants were crunching away in my walls so loudly that I could hear them from the next room. It sounded like they were eating up the entire wall. I confirmed what they were (Google and my pes…

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Carpenter Ants were crunching away in my walls so loudly that I could hear them from the next room. It sounded like they were eating up the entire wall. I confirmed what they were (Google and my pest control guy). After researching, I found Advance Carpenter Ant Bait. The granules were easy to apply along the edge of my deck and around the deck where I saw the most ants. They readily picked up the bait and apparently carried it back into the walls where they had been chomping away for a couple of weeks. Overnight....seriously overnight.....the chomping stopped. They continued to come up onto the deck so I spent time (IMPORTANT: spend the time to watch them travel and you'll find their outdoor nest) following them and found a nest next to a small stump. I sprinkled the granules on top of some leaves over the nest and they immediately came BOILING out of the ground. The next day they were nowhere to be found and I haven't seen any since. I found a second nest over 30 feet from the first one by watching them go up a tree trunk over 20 ft high until I lost sight of them. There was a medium-sized dead limb that I assume they were nesting in---I didn't have a ladder. This colony wasn't as interested in the granules, so I purchased Maxforce FC Magnum gel (yes, it's advertised as a roach bait, not carpenter ant bait) but I purchased it because it contains way more Fipronil (plus what appears to be a couple of other chemicals---it gives the formulas----total 0.05%) than Maxforce Fleet (0.001% of just Fipronil). I'm not a chemist so don't hold me to the chemical makeup. I used this gel around the base of the tree plus small blobs (no bigger than a pencil eraser) along their path. They were gone in about 2 days. They looked like they were avoiding the gel and granules but apparently got enough of it on them or consumed enough to take care of the nest. I realize the Maxforce FC works in 2 ways---both by contact and ingestion---and I was afraid it might kill them before they made it back to the nest, but it worked! I also lightly sprinkled the Advance granules around the tree and deck, so the combination of the granules and gel is probably what did it. And you can buy just one tube of the FC vs several tubes of the Fleet. My pest control guy (they have a clause in their contract that states they don't cover termites or carpenter ants) said they either pay over $60 for an 8oz bottle of Advance, or they charge the customer $60 for every bottle they use. Bottom line: I paid $103 for two bottles of Advance granules (I have 1/2 of a bottle left over) and one tube of Maxforce FC (I have at least 3/4 of the tube left over. I don't see ANY ants after the final treatment approximately two weeks ago.

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Carpenter ants

By Jon in Washington on 06/12/2024

Saw ants carrying bait. Used in combination with Maxforce gel bait which I also observed ants eating and Taurus SC termicide. After spraying Taurus there was an instant reduction in ants over 24 hou…

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carpenter ants

By Debra in ca on 08/26/2023

bought this product once before and was really happy with the results. I did have to use it a couple times but they did all go away. I have 5 acres and they pop up at random spots so I keep an eye ou…

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advance carpenter ant bait

By Lynn in BLANDON, penna. on 08/04/2023

excellent results - ants gone in 6 days - due to cost, spend time to follow and locate nests and paths they use.

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Amazing

By Joan in Blandford, Ma. on 07/27/2023

I put down the Advance Carpenter Ant Bait along with the Maxiforce Fleet . I can't say what happened with the Advance Carpenter Bait as the carpenter ants were immediately attracted to the Maxiforce …

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trying this

By Julie in Traverse city, MI on 07/22/2023

I'm in northern Michigan, in an area with little carpenter ant activity ( my yard is mostly wet/cool, very little sand), but with the Canada wild fires, I believe the carpenter ants are fleeing their …

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Inadequate Product

By Steven in Wyoming Michigan on 07/02/2023

Did not work. Followed directions to a tee. Used entire product around my home . It's been 2 weeks and still black ants all around my home. Called Orkin they will be here this Monday. I'm disappointe…

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Expert response:

It is highly recommended to also use Maxforce Fleet Ant Gel which is a sugar bait. You should always give ants a choice as they may be in the mood for either a protein (granule) or a sugar (gel) bait.

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Advance Carpenter Ant Bait Works

By Joseph in Saratoga Springs, NY on 06/23/2023

Had an infestation of carpenter ants due to wet wood on my front porch. Applied some granules to the traffic area and within days the ant traffic ceased

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Seems to be working well so far

By Janel in Raleigh on 06/16/2023

Advance appeals to the carpenter ants. There are practically no ants left, I only see a stray ant now. I've been doing this for a couple weeks, and re-filling the bait stations. Looks like a good pr…

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Works fast

By Ej in Cincinnati, OH on 09/02/2022

Product arrived fast and worked to eliminate ants in like two days.

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Bugs just love it.

By Helen in Warminster, Pa. on 08/26/2022

Ants swarm to devour this products, thins out the herd. Good product.

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WORKS

By Charles in Alabama on 08/19/2022

Great product. Even on other ant species. Put it down as directed using bait holder and within 30 minutes it was full and could see them marching back to the nest with bait. Two days, no ants.

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Advance Carpenter Ant Bait

By Ivy in Kunkletown, PA on 05/15/2022

Found a sudden swarm of carpenter ants all around the kitchen. Found this product via google search; ordered it. Some confusion with supply chain issues - bait delayed, but no explanation why until I …

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Expert response:

We apologize you did not achieve the intended results. Ants nutritional needs change so using a gel bait which is sugar/carb based along with the granules is recommended. We would welcome the opportunity to troubleshoot the application to help get you the results you need. Please contact us at your earliest convenience!

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So far, seems to be effective.

By Bj in San Antonio, TX on 03/18/2022

This is a review with a limited follow-up (2 weeks) but seems to be effective after the first application for carpenter ants.

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What can I say but wow

By Robert in LAKE LURE, NC on 12/28/2021

We had large black carpenter ants in the house on my balcony porch 30 ft high I used to bait as instructed with Max Force jell bait. Within days they were just an ant here and there in a month to 6 we…

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Worth the Money!

By Mike in Denton, Texas on 11/26/2021

So far this stuff works everytime in my area of North Central Texas. Put some out and they are gone in a couple of days.

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Cheaper to do it yourself...

By Kathy in Grand Prairie, TX on 09/24/2021

This company was very helpful and honest... Happy with my purchase...

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This is best products ever

By Katherine in Richland on 08/27/2021

I've used all different products, but ants never disappeared. I put this bait outside of the house, and ants started bringing the most of this bait into their house. A few days later, I don't see any …

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Magic

By Susan in Florida on 01/29/2021

I had ants all over my plants .. put this all around it two days later they are gone !! Magic !

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Call it the terminator.

By John in Wautoma,Wisconsin on 11/20/2020

Carpenter Ants desire this product. It takes a couple days,maybe several feedings it wipes out complete colonies. Had Oak tree's destroyed by carpenter ants. If you see one scout, many more are near b…

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Great product and service!

By Joyce in Bullard, Texas on 11/13/2020

First of all, I just want to say I got my ant bait right away. The product was packaged very well and delivered promptly. The bait itself works great.

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Too early to tell

By Steve in Jackson, MS on 09/13/2020

The bait does seem to work fairly well on carpenter and pharaoh ants. However, it doesn't affect fire ants all that much. I put some out along a long ant trail. The ants picked up a good bit, or at le…

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Great job!!

By Nancy in West Springfield, Massachusetts on 09/04/2020

I applied the Carpenter Ant Bait at night and the next morning the birds were feasting on all the dead ants in the yard. It certainly works fast! I would definitely recommend this product to anyone …

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Great stuff!

By Kc in Winter Haven, FL on 08/28/2020

Works great! Don't need very much for a good result.

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Works!

By Dale in Phoenix, AZ on 08/17/2020

We had carpenter ants and tried many things to get rid of them. Was about to call a professional company. After reading about baits, found this at DoMyOwn and thought why not since it is less expens…

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Best ant bait!

By Angela in Fort Oglethorpe on 08/10/2020

This was my second order. The first order also included the gel bait. For me the Advance Granular is the one that worked! I didn't get any takers with the gel, but they gobbled up the Granular! This s…

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Did not work for Carpenter Ants in Santa Cruz Mountains

By Dc in 95033 on 07/29/2020

Have carpenter ants in the house and put this stuff around. Saw 2-3 of them just walk around it showing absolutely no interest. I had Terro lying around and thought I'd give it a try. Oddly enough the…

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Advance carpenter ant bait

By Charles in Finksburg on 07/24/2020

Easy to apply. Already seeing reduction in the carpenter ants around the house a yard. Have applied a few times as directed.

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