Knock Out Fire Ant Killer Plus Granules

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Knock Out Fire Ant Killer Plus Granules
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Product Overview

Knock Out Fire Ant Killer Plus Granules are fast-acting - they begin killing fire ants right away. It also kills and controls other types of ants, fleas, ticks, crickets, grasshoppers, and other bothersome insect pests. Its unique formulation penetrates the soil quickly to kill bugs on lawns, around home perimeters, ornamentals, and flower gardens. It's easy to use - simply sprinkle the granules around ant mounds or where other pests are found, and then water them in. Please consult the label for specific application instructions for different pests and locations. For best results, immediately water the treated area after applying Knock Out Fire Ant Killer Plus Granules.

Features and Specs

Active Ingredient Bifenthrin - 0.1%
Target pests Argentine Ants, Black Turf Ants, Black Turfgrass Ataenius, Fleas (including Cat Fleas), Leafhoppers, Spiders (including Brown Recluse Spiders) and Ticks (including Brown Dog Ticks), Carpenter, Red Harvester, Odorous Pyramid, Pharoah (Sugar), Foraging Fire Ants, Armyworms (including Fall Armyworms), Billbug (including Bluegrass Billbug), Chiggers, Chinch Bugs, Crickets, Cutworms (including Black Cutworms), Earwigs, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Sod Webworms, Lawn Moth), and Weevils (including Hyperodes and Bluegrass)
For use in Lawn, Home Perimeter, Ornamental & Flower Gardens
Application For Fire Ant Mounds: To control Fire Ants, uniformly apply 1 tbsp to the surface of each mound. For best results, 1) apply in cool weather, 65 to 80 degrees F, or in early morning or late evening hours. 2) avoid disturbing ants, 3) treat new mounds as they appear and 4) thoroughly water the treated area immediately after application.

(Sugar), Foraging Fire Ants, Armyworms (including Fall Armyworms), Billbug (including Bluegrass Billbug), Chiggers, Chinch Bugs, Crickets, Cutworms (including Black Cutworms), Earwigs, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Sod Webworms (Lawn Moth), and Weevils (including Hyperodes and Bluegrass): Uniformly apply 1.2 to 2.4 pounds over a 1,000 sq. ft. area by using any hand or power-operated gravity or rotary type spreader for granular materials. Treat when insects first appear and retreat as necessary. Repeat application is necessary only if there are signs of renewed insect activity. Repeat application should be limited to once every seven days.

Argentine Ants, Black Turf Ants, Black Turfgrass Ataenius, Fleas (including Cat Fleas), Leafhoppers, Spiders (including Brown Recluse Spiders) and Ticks (including Brown Dog Ticks): Uniformly apply 2.4 lbs. over a 1,000 sq. ft. area. Best results are obtained if the treated area is thoroughly watered immediately after application.

Ornamental Flower Beds (Outdoors)
Pests Controlled: Ants, crickets, earwigs, grasshoppers, spiders and ticks.
How to Apply: Evenly apply 1.2 lb. per 500 sq. ft. area. Repeat application as necessary only if there are signs of renewed insect activity. Repeat application should be limited to once every seven days.
Pet safe Yes, when used as directed on label
Formulation Granules
NOT FOR SALE TO AK, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Shipping Weight 3.53 lbs
Manufacturer Pennington (Mfg. Number: 342048)
UPC 021496263038
EPA Registration 228-494-59144

Details

Fire Ant Facts:

  • Fire ants first entered the United States about 1918, near Mobile, Alabama.
  • Fire ants reached Mississippi around 1930.
  • Fire ants now occur over much of the Southeast.
  • Northern migration of fire ants will likely be limited by cold—winter temperatures that freeze the soil deeply enough to affect overwintering colonies.
  • There are two species of fire ants in the state. Red imported fire ants are the most common, but some areas have black imported fire ants, or hybrids of these two species. These two species are similar in biology and behavior.
  • Fire ants are social insects that nest in the soil in large colonies that contain tens of thousands to more than 200,000 ants.
  • Most of the ants in a fire ant colony are infertile, female workers.
  • Worker fire ants vary in size, but all are capable of stinging.
  • Usually there is only one queen per colony. The queen lays the eggs.
  • Fire ants have a complete life cycle. The eggs hatch into legless larvae, which develop into pupae, and ultimately become adults.
  • Fire ants feed on a wide range of foods, including insects, honeydew, plant nectar, seeds, fruit and animal carcasses. They especially like foods high in fat.
  • Foraging workers exit the mound through underground tunnels that radiate away from the mound, exiting to the surface five to 25 feet away from the mound.
  • Adult fire ants are incapable of swallowing solid food. They have to carry it back to the mound.
  • Solid food is fed to the larger larvae, which chew and digest it and regurgitate it in liquid form.
  • Liquid food is passed from the larvae back to the workers and then shared with all ants in the colony.
  • Fire ants spread by swarming. Unmated, winged reproductive male and female ants exit the mound in mass, fly into the air and mate while airborne.
  • Newly mated fire ant queens fall back to the ground within a few hundred yards to a few miles of the mound from which they emerged, shed their wings, and attempt to start new colonies.
  • At first the new queen is ‘on her own’. She lays a few eggs that eventually become small workers. These first workers then help care for their younger sisters and the colony begins to grow.
  • It takes several months for a colony to get large enough to build a mound large enough to be noticed in the average home lawn.
  • For every large mound in a lawn there are usually many younger colonies that are still too small to produce visible mounds.
  • Once a young fire ant colony is well established and has a few thousand workers, it can quickly develop into a mature colony containing tens of thousands of ants.
  • Small colonies develop into large colonies especially quickly if there are no bigger colonies nearby to compete with them.
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  • 5 of 5 Stars

    The Best working granules

    By John on 06/17/2016

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    I have tested all the products available at Walmart, Lowes, and HD thtis one actually works on termites. I put some around the mount and within two days they are gone. You have to treat all the mounds you see. The red ants will always come back no matter what you do, but this takes them out effectively for a while when used.

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  • 5 of 5 Stars

    Works great!

    By Kimberly on 06/19/2020

    One application did the trick. Knocked 'em right out and it was a pretty big mound. Great purchase.

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At what point is Knock Out Fire Ant Killer safe for pets and kids?

I put it on the mound at 8 pm but it is still damp 12+ hours later. When can my kids return to the yard and my dogs? Thanks!!!

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Knock Out Fire Ant Killer is safe once the treated area is dry.  Typically this is within a few hours, but it can vary depending on the weather and area applied to, i.e shady or sunny area.

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Can you use Knock Out Fire Ant Killer in a vegetable garden?
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Knock Out Fire Ant Killer can be used around the garden but not directly on anything edible.

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Does the Knock Out Fire Ant killer also kill the nest?
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Knock Out Fire Ant Killer will kill fire ants in the mound if you apply as a mound treatment. It is also labeled to be used as an outdoor broadcast on the lawn, the perimeter of the home and ornamental/flower gardens.

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what is the shelf life of a open bag of Knock Out Fire Ant Killer?
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Knock Out Fire Ant Killer has a shelf life of 1 year after opening if stored properly.

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Does Knock Out Fire Ant Killer work on grubs?
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Knock Out Fire Ant Killer is not labeled for grubs so would not be recommended.  Please check out our Grub Control page for the best recommendation on products.  

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