Anca from Cambridge, Ma writes
I have ants in my house and in a morning when I go to the kitchen I find little dead ant bodies littering the floor. They're everywhere. And then during the day, before my very eyes, they come out from under the baseboards, walk around a bit then roll up and die. Some ants also seem to pick up some of the dead bodies. Are they eating them? That's a side question but really I want to know if this is normal. Should I be seeing lots of dead ants all over the floor? Will this and eventually? Will this poison to kill the queen?
It is normal to see dead or dying ants during the ant baiting process with Advion Ant Bait Gel. Ants will have to succumb at some point after eating the bait and they are often "kicked out" of the colony after they start acting sick, thus you will see sick or dead ants. It is also normal to see live ants removing dead ants for this reason as well. Usually the ants have already returned and spread the bait to the colony at this point and the work has been done. In time the bait will eliminate the entire colony including the queen, just keep putting the bait out as long as you are seeing activity.
Answer last updated on: 05/16/2016
