We do not recommend treating edible vegetation outdoors with Advion Ant Gel. We would suggest discarding any fruit that was in contact with the product to be safe. It is recommended to treat with ant control products outside the drip line or 10-15 ft away from the strawberries. You could use ant baits in or around a garden in bait stations such as the Ant Cafe.
No, Advion Ant Bait Gel needs to be applied on its own. If you have the brown sugar near the bait, they may prefer the sugar to the bait so just remove the sugar.
Advion Ant Bait Gel is labeled to target 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. Flying ants are just regular ants that are leaving to start a new colony. Indoors these ants will not be able to complete their mission to start a new colony and will soon die on their own. If they are a nuisance to you, you can use a pyrethrin aerosol such as Microcare to knock them down. If indeed you do have flying ants indoors this could also mean that you have an ant colony in a wall void or in some other inaccessible area indoors. You could try to put a little peanut butter and a little honey on a piece of foil near where you are seeing ant activity to see if they will start trailing. If they do form a trail this could point to where they are nesting. You will also be able to switch out the peanut butter (protein based) and honey (sugar based) for ant bait which in turn will eliminate the nesting ants. Please review our Ant Treatment Guide for more information.
According to the manufacturer, the Advion Ant Bait Gel is an off-white, opaque gel. The manufacturers do source some of the raw ingredients from different places and this can make the product color vary. This does not impact the efficacy of the product.
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.
When using Advion Ant bait for 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. Inspect applications periodically for consumption/activity and apply additional bait as needed. You don't have to avoid your bathroom for days because you only want to apply Advion approximately 1/4" in. diameter spots (about the size of a pea). See our Ant Pest Guide for more information about treating ants in and around your home.
If you do not have any ant activity, then you should not be placing the Advion Ant Bait out. The bait will be most attractive for about 2 weeks and up to a month. As the bait gets old and dry the food ingredients will get stale and be less attractive. You can use a residual spray for ant prevention such as Temprid FX. We have more tips in our Ant Prevention Guide.
Advion Ant Bait Gel will dry up quickly if used on porous surfaces such as paper, concrete, or cardboard. Use a less porous surface such as bait plate stations, if needed. Avoid bait placements in areas exposed to air currents, such as in front of vents, as this will cause the bait to dry out more quickly. It is always recommended to use a protein bait, such as Maxforce Complete Granular Bait, in conjunction with a sweet bait such as Advion Ant Bait Gel.
Although the active ingredients of the Advion Roach Bait Gel and the Advion Ant Bait Gel are the same, with a slight difference in percentage, the inert ingredients might be different to bait the pest in question specifically. If you haven't used it, you can return it and get the right product instead.
Yes, we would recommend using Advion Gel Bait in areas where roaches tend to congregate or hide. Advion should be applied to areas frequented by cockroaches, such as around doors and windows, behind and under appliances, cabinets, drawers, sinks and openings where the plumbing pipes are. For best results, Advion should be used in conjunction with Insect Growth Regulators, such as Gentrol Point Source Stations, for even more complete control of all life stages of cockroaches. For light to moderate infestations of cockroaches, apply 1-3 spots of Advion cockroach gel bait per 10 linear feet. Each spot of Advion gel bait should equal about 0.5 grams (approx. 1/4” diameter).
Advion Ant Bait Gel can be applied in bait plate stations and other areas that are inaccessible to your pets for the safest application.
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.
Please see our recommendations on how to treat for fire ants by clicking on the link below. You do have a few options depending on where the mound is located, size and preferred method:
http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fire-ants-a-470.html
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.
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
Advion Ant Bait Gel should be stored in a cool, dry place. If frozen, it could loose its original effectiveness.
