Extinguish Fire Ant Bait - Questions & Answers

The Bifen IT cannot be used on any pasture area or anywhere that animals graze, even after dry. For fire ant control, the best product to use both for pastures and effectiveness would be the Extinguish Fire Ant Bait. This product has no grazing restrictions for animals and will give you far superior contol over the entire colony of fire ants rather than just part of it like the Bifen will do. If you scroll down on the Extinguish Fire Ant Bait page after following the link we provided above, you will see all the instructions you would need for application. You will typically use 1.5-2lbs per acre. 

You will need to use the Extinguish Bait in only areas that are inaccessible to the chickens. For more information on using Extinguish near chickens we recommend contacting the manufacturer Zoecon at 800-877-6374. The manufacturer may have baiting suggestions for your situation.

If Extinguish Professional Fire Ant Bait gets wet, it will have reduced palatability, and therefore reduces results. The product should be applied while ground conditions are dry and where rainfall is not expected for more that six hours. Most foraging ants will pick up the bait within six hours after placement.

We have a very popular product called Extinguish Fire Ant Bait which is the preferred choice by farmers because it can be used on grazeland.  It is one of the only kinds of fire ant bait that can be used for this purpose.  One 25lb bag can be broadcasted to cover about 17 acres.  Please read the product label also for complete instructions and further information about the product.

Depending on the areas you are using the bait you would need either the Extinguish Fire Ant Bait, or the Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait. Both products will work on multiple species of ants, not just fire ants. The Extinguish Fire Ant Bait can be applied to all sorts of areas including cropland with no withdrawal period or grazing restrictions. The Extinguish Plus can be used in non-crop areas such as range land, pasture, lawns, landscaped areas, golf courses.You can use this product on pastureland, however you must remove all grazing livestock for at least 48 hours after application. Then they can return to the land after 48 hours. Although it does not have Pyriproxyfen as the IGR in the product, the Methoprene will work just as well and it is the only bait we carry for ants that has an IGR built into it. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Extinguish Fire Ant Bait should be used outside the drip line of any fruit bearing trees. This is a safe product to use as long as it is used as directed around the fruit. You will still be able to consume fruit as long as the product is outside of the drip zone of your trees.

According to the manufacturer, Extinguish Fire Ant Bait could, in fact, be harmful to fish and other aquatic life. The product label states that this product should not be applied directly to water, or to areas where surface water is present or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark. It also states that you want to make sure not to contaminate water when disposing of rinsate or equipment washwaters. 

We recommend using baits such as Extinguish Fire Ant Bait within 1 year of purchase and within 3 months of opening the bag for best results.

We would recommend that you either mound treat or just sprinkle Extinguish Fire Ant Bait directly out of the container (3.5 Tablespoons per 1,000 sq. ft.) rather than use a spreader.  It is hard to find a spreader with a small enough setting.  

The largest size that we have available in the Extinguish Fire Ant Bait is a 25 lb. bag.  There is no limit on how many bags you can purchase.