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ADVION Ant Bait Gel is specifically formulated to be attractive to all major species of ants, including little black ants, carpenter ants, odorous house ants, pavement ants, and more. Advion ant gel contains the new active ingredient, Indoxacarb, a powerful, nonrepellent insecticide. The slight delay in death caused by Indoxacarb encourages ants to eat this ant killer bait and return to the nest site to share the bait with other ants, killing the entire colony. Using Advion will help eliminate ants within days of application.
Advion Ant Bait Gel is highly appealing to sweet feeding ants. It is highly recommended to also use Advion Insect Granular Bait Insecticide or Maxforce Complete Granular Bait which are protein baits. You should always give ants a choice as they may be in the mood for either a protein (granule) or a sugar (gel) bait. Using Bait Plate Stations with your baits is an easy way to offer two different baits at one time.
Advion Ant Bait Gel is included in our Indoor Ant Kit which contains everything you need for a complete indoor ant treatment.
We provide 1 Plunger PER ORDER to expel the bait from the tubes. You can purchase extra plungers or you can purchase a bait gun, such as the Masterline Professional bait gun, for use with this product.
To learn how to get rid of ants, check out our step-by-step guides on how to get rid of ants or how to get rid of carpenter ants.
Product Documents
| Active Ingredient | Indoxacarb 0.05% |
|---|---|
| Target pests | All major species of ants including: Argentine, Big Headed, Carpenter, Cornfield, Crazy, Field, Ghost, Harvester, Honey, Little Black, Odorous House, Pavement, Pharaoh, Pyramid, Red Imported Fire Ant, Rover, Thief and White Footed |
| For use in |
Commercial & Residential: Indoor & Outdoor: Apartments, Hotels, Hospitals, Restaurants, Warehouses, Zoos and others * See Label for complete list |
| Application | * See label for complete application instructions |
| Pet safe | Yes, if used as directed on Label |
| Formulation |
Professional Product Group 22 Insecticide |
| NOT FOR SALE TO | CT (Restricted To Licensed Applicators Only) |
| Shelf Life | 5 years from date of manufacture. |
| Shipping Weight | 0.54 lbs |
| Manufacturer | Syngenta (Mfg. Number: 53204) |
| EPA Registration | 100-1498 |
Advion Ant Bait Gel takes advantage of the natural behavior of ants. Foraging worker ants are attracted to the sweet formula of the bait. After consuming the bait, the foraging ants will return to the nest and share the bait with the rest of the colony, including the queen(s). By ingesting the active ingredient Indoxacarb the ant’s nervous system is disrupted, ultimately ending in death.
Indoxacarb is an oxadiazine pesticide originally manufactured and patented by DuPont. Since Indoxacarb is the only chemical in its class, it offers laboratory-tested benefits that other pesticides simply cannot duplicate. For starters, Indoxacarb remains active even after digestion so it can be passed along to other insects through bait sharing. It is the first pest control bait that scientists have found to remain active after it has been transferred twice after the first lethal dose. Passing poison like this from one insect to another is known as horizontal transfer.
All major species of ants
ANTS CONTROLLED: all major species of ants, including Acrobat ants, Argentine ants, Big-headed ants, Carpenter ants, Cornfield ants, Crazy ants, Field ants, Ghost ants, Harvester ants, Honey ants, Little black ants, Odorous house ants, Pavement ants, Pharaoh ants, Pyramid ants, Red Imported Fire ants, Rover ants, Thief ants, and White-footed ants.
Advion Ant Bait Gel can be used whenever listed ants are present and foraging for sweets. Bait is simple and convenient to use, and it is ideal in situations where sprays may not be desired. Baits have extremely low toxicity in mammals, so they are safe to use in sensitive areas. Baits are also applied in cracks and crevices, so application is discreet. Advion Ant Bait Gel lets the ants take the product to the colony for you, avoiding the guesswork of finding a nest.
Advion Ant Bait Gel is also very light in color, making it ideal for placements on lighter surfaces where darker baits would be noticeable.
ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Indoxacarb 0.05%
Unscrew the blue tip that comes on the tube of gel. Replace with the enclosed long application tip to assist in applying gel bait directly into crack and crevices. Remove and clean the application tip after use, cleaning as needed, and replace with the closed cap before storing to keep gel from drying.
ADVION ant gel should be applied as spots of gel or small lines of gel.
Advion ant bait gel may be used effectively in ant bait stations.
Each 30 gram tube of Advion Ant Bait Gel yields approximately 30 bait placements. Each box of four tubes yields approximately 120 bait placements.
Residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial areas, including single and multi-family residential buildings, schools, commercial and industrial facilities (including warehouses, apartments, supermarkets, restaurants, motels, hotels, hospitals, zoos, food handling/storage establishments) and transportation equipment such as aircraft, trains, ships, boats, and buses.
Indoor applications can include cracks and crevices; along walls or floors, in and around furniture and cabinetry, behind or under appliances, around sinks, within or near garbage collection areas, attics and crawl spaces. Inspect applications periodically for consumption/activity and apply additional bait as needed. Do not apply to surfaces that food contacts or to areas that are routinely washed, such as food preparation surfaces.
Do not apply Advion Ant Bait Gel to surfaces where the temperature exceeds 120-130 degrees F because this could cause the bait to liquefy and lose effectiveness.
See above for general application instructions.
ADVION ant bait gel may be applied to pest entry sites such as along windows, doors, between construction elements, sewer areas, adjacent trees which ants are using as a nesting site, along walls, garbage holding areas, or other places acting as an ant nesting site. Inspect applications periodically for consumption/activity and apply additional bait as needed.
Extreme heat or cold, direct sunlight and water may reduce the residual effectiveness. Apply Gel outdoors into bait stations such as Ant Café Refillable Bait Stations to protect bait from dust, rain, and sunlight.
Advion is Great!
By Ivan on 05/06/2010
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I have two words for ant control, Termidor and Advion. Using these two products will control your ants, period. If you still have ants after spraying outside with Termidor, then they are not coming in contact with it. You may have a colony in your walls, attic, or under your house. I had such a situation. For these ants, I used Advion by getting a straw and cutting it into 3-4 inch pieces. I filled 2 or 3 pieces and placed them near the ants path (which happened to be in my cupboard, be careful using it around food). I left the straws there until there wasn't any more ants, about 3 or 4 days. I had this colony for years and it got them all. Now, I do an annual spray of Termidor in the spring and haven't had to use Advion since the first application 2 years ago. If you've been plagued by ants like I have (sometimes even in my bed, yuk!) do yourself a favor. Get this stuff and be rid of ants.
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Advion Ant Bait Gel
By Hank on 04/12/2010
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Advion Ant Bait Gel
By Mike on 05/13/2010
Worked exactly as advertised. Placed bait in about ten locations where the ants could come in. They were still around for about three days and then they were gone! Haven't seen them for three weeks and counting. Have tried traps and store bought baits in previous years with little effect. This was a referral from a co-worker and I have already recommended this product to family members. Thanks!
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The Ant Bait that works
By Bb on 06/14/2010
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Over the years I have purchased several different types of ant bait. They all advertise that the ants will take the bait back to the colony thereby killing the rest. They never worked. I finally heard about Advion from our pest control man. It REALLY works. For the first time in years, we are ant-free.
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Advion Works!
By Laura on 06/26/2010
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How many pea-sized applications can I exact to have from a single 30 gram tube?
Each 30g tube of Advion Ant Bait Gel yields approximately 60 bait placements. Each box of 4 x 30 g tubes yields approximately 240 placements.
You do not want to put Advion Ant Bait Gel where it will come in contact with water directly because it could reduce the attractiveness and effectiveness of the product and could just be washed off.
I have started Advion Ant gel and protein indoors for a week. We saw an increase of carpenter ants eating the baits. When can I expect the numbers to die down a little? Also, noticing loner ants dying and mostly non responsive. Are we supposed to wait until they are fully dead before removing them to the trash?
After using Advion Ant Bait Gel, it is typical to see more activity, which is a good thing as they are consuming the bait. It generally can take up to 30 days or before complete elimination depending the size of the colony and the number of colonies in the area. You should continue to bait as long as you see activity
Used Advion for 4 1/2 months. Think the ants are gone then a week or two later a few (between 3-30 or so) show up. This has happened over and over. All I can guess is it isn’t killing the queen. In past years it has worked beautifully but not this year. Help!
It is recommended to not use an ant bait such as Advion Ant Bait Gel as a stand alone product for complete eradication. Also, it is a good idea to switch up the ant bait you are using once in a while to prevent any possible resistance issues and to keep the bait as attractive as possible. Please take a moment to review our Ant Control Guide for more information and helpful tips on controlling this pest.
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Yes, Advion Ant Bait Gel is labeled for places such as crawl spaces. We recommend using Bait Plate Stations if you plan on putting it out openly. Overall yes, baits would attract different species of ants, but as long as it is labeled for them they will take it back to their mound.
Curious the distance that ants will travel for the advion ant bait gel? If I put it in one corner of the room...will they travel from another corner 10 feet away? Wondering the distance we need to cover for the best results. Especially if they are within the walls and we don't know where exactly.
if a mouse eats this bait will it die?
Have been seeing activity on a boat that came from the Bahamas about 5 days ago. Been seeing 3 live roaches and some ants around the kitchen. What do you recommend for bait treatment since I believe pesticides cannot be used inside boat?
While a bait gel such as the Advion could be used for ants and roaches, you may find better success with an application of Shockwave Aerosol to the cracks and crevices of the boat where you've seen activity. Shockwave contains contact kill and residual ingredients, as well as an IGR to stop the reproductive cycle of the insects so they don't continue to grow in number. You can use the crack and crevice straw it comes with to spray into crevices of cabinets, storage, under appliances, etc, as long as you avoid any food prep surfaces and cover or remove any exposed food items or utensils before treating. Shockwave Aerosol is labeled for use on boats as long as label instructions are followed.
Advion Ant Bait Gel is a great bait for crazy ants and a variety of other species. Due to their high colony numbers and nature of the crazy ant species, you cannot expect to see a difference in that population in a week or even several weeks.
Crazy ants move in very high numbers and can be difficult to control and many customers find they have to contend with them each year due to how invasive that species is and can be. If they are taking to the bait that is a fantastic sign as they often do not take baits at all but rather find or create their own to sustain the colony. As long as the ants are readily going to and taking the bait, you want to keep a steady supply of it in the bait stations you are using outside to control them.
Continue to refill as needed and the ant colony will drop in number, it just likely will take several weeks to see a significant difference.
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Advion Ant Bait Gel should be stored in a cool, dry place. If frozen, it could loose its original effectiveness.
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Gel baits such as Advion Ant Bait Gel contains an insecticide along with a sugar based food attractant that appeals to foraging worker ants that are looking for sweet food sources.
Foraging ants are in search of a sweet or protien food source depending on the needs of the colony therefore it is recommeneded when baiting for ants to offer both a sweet bait (gel) and a protein (granule) ant bait in the bait plate stations.
Please view our Ant Treatment Guide and Indoor Ant Baiting Kit for more information.
The Advion Ant Bait Gel contains Indoxacarb, which is an oxadiazine pesticide originally manufactured and patented by DuPont.
Please read over this article on the studies of Indoxacarb and the Mechanism of Toxicity.
In insects, indoxacarb is absorbed via ingestion with lesser amounts absorbed across the insect cuticle, and it is bioactivated by the cleaving of a carbomethoxy group from the parent compound. The active metabolite binds to and blocks voltage-dependent sodium channels within the insect nervous system, resulting in paralysis and death of the insect.
I have been using Advion ant gel successfully for 3-5 years now. In our recent infestation I have been baiting indoors for almost 3 weeks, but the ants just keep on coming. They mob the stuff, disappear for a day or two, then come back. Could they have become resistant? If so, do you recommend something else to rotate to?
Ants generally look for either a sugar or a protein food source. Advion Ant Bait Gel is a sugar. We always recommend using something like Advance 375A Select Granular Bait in conjunction with the sugar bait. This will take care of both of their food sources. Please check out our Ant Guide as well for tips on how to prevent and treat for ants. Bait aversion is more common than bait resistance.
Syngenta, the manufacturer of Advion moved away from REL dates on their baits and they now come with a Lot # that corresponds to the production of that product. The first 3 letters will usually be "ABW" which can be ignored as this corresponds to the facility the batch was produced in. The next number is for the last digit of the year it was produced. For 2021 this would be ABW1. To indicate the month, the letter after the year in the code would be in alphabetical order if January = A, February = B. So a Lot of ABW1B would be produced in February of 20201. The dates of Advion Ant Bait Gel will be located on the tubes themselves.
The shelf life of bait gels is 2-3 years when stored in a cool dry temperature control environment and not exposed to extreme heat or freezing temps.
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