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The Ant Cafe is the add-your-own-bait refillable container with a patented design that protects the environment from contamination, prevents spillage, and reduces evaporation to keeps bait fresh for up to 3 weeks. Ant Cafe's one piece design makes it easy to use with liquid, gel, or dry bait. If you are unsure which type of ants you have, where they are coming from, or what type of bait they prefer, The Ant Cafe is ideally suited for identifying the preferred baits and trails of pest ants. Simply experiment with different types of baits, placing a liquid in one Ant Cafe and a gel in another, etc., and place them in different locations around your home. By checking each Ant Cafe periodically for acceptance, you will be able to see which bait the ants prefer over another. Then the other Ant Cafes can be refilled with the bait of preference and placed in areas of highest ant travel for optimal control. The size and shape of Ant Cafe keeps kids from being able to swallow them. 1 bag contains 48 stations. Baits not included. Ant baits must be purchased separately.
Product Documents
| Target pests | Ants |
|---|---|
| For use in | Indoors and outdoors, virtually anywhere ants are a problem |
| Pet safe | Yes |
| Shipping Weight | 0.60 lbs |
| Manufacturer | Innovative PC Products (Mfg. Number: ANTC-0960) |
A favorite among our customers and pest control professionals, Ant Cafe is the add-your-own-bait refillable container with a patented design that protects the environment from contamination, prevents spillage, and reduces evaporation to keeps bait fresh for up to 3 weeks. Ant Cafes one piece design makes it easy to use with liquid, gel, or dry bait. If you are unsure which type of ants you have, where they are coming from, or what type of bait they prefer, The Ant Cafe is ideally suited for identifying the preferred baits and trails of pest ants. Simply experiment with different types of baits, placing a liquid in one Ant Cafe and a gel in another, etc., and place them in different locations around your home. By checking each Ant Cafe periodically for acceptance, you will be able to see which bait the ants prefer over another. Then the other Ant Cafes can be refilled with the bait of preference and placed in areas of highest ant travel for optimal control. The size and shape of Ant Cafe keeps kids from being able to swallow them.
Ant Cafe General Information:
The Ant Cafe is sold in a resealable zip lock storage bag of 48 stations that may be used over and over again. Each bag is imprinted with directions for use and includes 48 double sided tapes and 50 locking ties. The double sided tape allows you to secure the Ant Cafe station to walls, cabinets, and window sills where ants have been seen foraging from their colonies. The bait stations may also be hung on branches or from pipes. Placed vertically, the Ant Cafe holds ¼ ounce of liquid bait.
Some of the most popular ant baits with highest acceptance that we recommend for use with your Ant Cafe bait stations include:
1. Gourmet Ant Bait Gel
2. Maxforce Ant Killer Bait Gel
For Carpenter Ants, try one of these excellent products in your Ant Cafe bait station:
1. Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait
2. Advance Carpenter Ant Bait Granules
Baiting strategy:
1. Do not use more than one type of bait in a single Ant Cafe. If you are unsure which bait to start with, try Gourmet Gel in a few stations and Maxforce Gel in others.
2. Secure the Ant Cafe station to walls, cabinets, and window sills where ants have been seen foraging from their colonies. The bait stations may also be hung on branches or from pipes.
3. Continue to inspect your Ant Cafes every couple of days. These inspections should indicate to you whether ants prefer a particular bait over the other and which locations are best.
4. If the ants decide they want a different food, be prepared to switch out baits and/ or locations
Ant Cafe Tip: Some species of pest ants, like Pharaoh Ants, Crazy Ants and Acrobat Ants can be controlled with Ant Cafe but most other pest ant species will require larger placements for control.
Ant Cafe Refillable Bait Station excellent product
By Jfalde on 04/10/2012
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They work perfectly to fill/refill with bait to kill ants. It has small hole for ants to go in... very small ants...if you have larger ants, just make the hole a bit bigger.. bait stays in there and does not dry out easily. Easy to fill..once filled they do not leak
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Ant Cafe Refillable Bait station
By Shaggy on 10/03/2011
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Right now, the problem is gone inside and out. To really see what next season holds in store will tell everything about these stations. They are what I needed and I plan on reusing them. It's worth it for the Argentine ants. Spraying doesn't always cut it. Doing it myself and me making the choices on what to use is a lot less headache than having a pro do it. All they wanted to do was spray once a month inside and out. No thank you!
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ant bait stations
By T. on 06/10/2012
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Great Little Invention!
By Anonymous on 07/14/2013
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These tiny bait stations hold lots of bait, and the Gourmet Liquid Ant bait stays liquid enough for ants to harvest it for much longer than in open air. My ants climb up the big bottle of ant bait (and up everything else) but are too dumb to go in a closed trap -- I have to put them on the side that isn't raise by the door or its latch, at least at first (until a trail is established). They're sturdy, washable, and with 48 I can pretty well cover any area I want to. Great work!
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Does the job!
By Cathy on 03/17/2016
It took no time to put a safe end to our ant invasion thanks to these bait stations! I did have to increase the size of the holes and, actually, left the ends open to facilitate even easier access. Worked like a charm while eliminating our dog's exposure to the bait!
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I have not been able to find a source for this suggestion, and it seems counter-intuitive...
You only want to use one type of bait in the Ant Cafe Refillable Bait Station - Bag (48 stations) because there is only one reservoir. There is nothing to separate them.
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I'm looking for a bait station that would allow larger insects to enter.
The holes in the Ant Cafe Refillable Bait Stations are less than 1/2 centimeter in diameter. These stations are only meant to be used for ants.
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I noticed on questions and answers on one of the other bait stations you suggested the Ant Cafe large for carpenter ants thank you.
The Ant Cafe Refillable Bait Stations are not recommended for use with carpenter ants as their larger size typically prevents them from gaining easy access, and traditionally they will avoid smaller stations like these and go for other food sources in the environment. You would want to consider either a station like the Ants No More Bait Stations for outdoor use, or use a granule bait that can be scattered lightly in areas of heavy activity, outside of pet and children reach.
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Ant Cafe Refillable Bait Station - Bag (48 stations)
Rating: 4.5 (6 Reviews / 5 Q&A)
