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.
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.
Advion Ant Bait Gel uses the non repellent active ingredient Indoxacarb which is a slow acting treatment that allows ants time to take the bait back to the colony and share with other ants. This is preferred for treating Carpenter Ants to ensure the entire colony receives the ant bait.
Continue to use as many bait placements as needed to active foraging areas without disrupting the natural foraging behavior of the ant colony. This means placing bait gel just barely off the foraging trails and areas where you see them traveling.
Please view our Carpenter Ant Treatment Guide for more information.
Advion Ant Bait Gel is a carbohydrate (sweet) bait. Ants are either looking for a protein or carbohydrate food source based on what dietary need the colony has. We recommend when baiting for ants to also use a granular (protein) bait so you are offering both food sources to meet the dietary needs. Our Bait Plate Stations will hold both gel and granular baits.
View our How to Get Rid of Ants Treatment Guide for more tips on baiting.
Advion Ant Bait Gel s not organic and would not want to be used in an organic setting. You would want to contact your Agricultural dept. for further recommendations.
Advion Ant Bait Gel does not have an irritating odor.
