Customer Reviews for Maxforce Ant Bait Granular

As soon as it hits the ground the ants run off with it and take it under ground - they seem to love the stuff. It has totally cured our ant problem.

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I felt I had let the ants go for too long before I got around to picking something up to stop them, so I figured it would be hard to get rid of them. Based on reviews, I gave this product a try. I applied it once, lightly, and the ants were gone. Period. End of story. Amazing. It has been a couple of weeks now, and they are gone. One application. Done. Wow.

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This is really supposed to be used outside - so you're not inviting the ants in to dinner. However, ants were already inside in large numbers having found an old candy cane under some papers that I didn't know was there. I used a small storage container cap, put a torn piece of a napkin from it to the counter as a bridge so the ants could get in easily. At first they didn't pay much attention to the napkin scrap, so I put some granules on it leading like a bread crumb trail to the bait in the cap. Before long they were hauling it awa. The standard long lines of Argentine ants coming and going were soon looking like a busy 4 lane super highway; actually, quite fascinating to watch. It does require a lot of restraint to not just kill as many as possible immediately, though! Within 8 hours I had no more ants inside and have not seen one since - 3 weeks now. I also used feeders and this bait outdoors - and they received it well there, too... for days. Now, I just don't see many ants anywhere at all. Used in combination with Gourmet Liquid Ant Bait.

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This product works. I had a colony of red ants underneath my patio. They would come out of a place where the patio had lifted because of tree roots. We could not enjoy our patio. I did lots of research after other product failures.  Through my research and talking to my county agriculture office I knew I needed a granular, sweet and protein bait with a certain chemical in it.  MaxForce Ant Bait Granular met all the requirements. I followed the instructions and within a week I only saw a few ants.  After about a week and a half the ants were gone.  I believe the queen/entire colony is gone because the ants live long enough to carry the bait back to the colony and destroy the queen.

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Just like the videos show, the ants love it. You can watch them carry the stuff off. It took a few days to see any reaction, but when they started to die, they all died.

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The little "picnic ants" have invaded our home this year--kitchen, bathroom (on the kids Tylenol), and front door. I have applied the MaxForce around ant hills all over the house, I have put bait plates around the house, and bait plates inside. Warning: the ants really will come inside to the bait plates, so have patience to let some come in. After several thousand fed on the bait plates in our bathroom I couldn't take it any longer and killed them and sprayed a cheap ant spray. I figured that enough ants took the bait back home. FYI, we have not had any problems with ants in the bathroom as of today. The front door ants took about 1 1/2 weeks to disappear. Some ant hills take time too. Overall, this has worked so far. However, I use it with Suspend insecticide around the perimeter and in basement and in garage. I would bait first and a week later spray a foundation spray. Haven't seen the red with black headed ants much anymore (carpenter?) Keep checking bait plates each day for first weeks. Used half of bottle these past 2 weeks.

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"MaxForce Granular" seems to be much more effective with Carpenter Ants in California than "MaxForce Complete" (which the ants ignored completely).

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Used only about 2 teaspoons in my bar area and wiped out the whole colony. They just kept coming and coming. Haven't seen an ant in 2 weeks. Awesome.

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I used this product to get rid of carpenter ants. They were gone within days!! I tried using other products before to no avail, this definitely works.

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I put the granules down inside and out 2 weeks ago. I still see an occasional ant in the treated areas but not nearly as many as there were.

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This stuff really works. I had 3 colonies of odorous ants in different spots outside the house, as far as I could tell the nests were under the concrete paths and brickwork around the house. The ants were invading the house every night; we couldn't leave anything out on the counters. I put a small pile in the kitchen and the ants immediately began carrying it off. I was amazed that about 1 tablespoon of the bait was taken overnight. It took about 24 hours in each case to kill each of the three colonies. At the end of the week, we were ant free. I haven't seen a single ant in the house for 3 weeks. I like this product because there is no smell, no messy sprays, and no dangerous poison spread. Just had to make sure the dog couldn't get to it. It is very effective, they could sell a much smaller size for cheaper; I have 90% of my product left over.

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My Florida residence is surrounded by sandy, undeveloped lots. I am literally surrounded by ants. Maxforce granular bait is the only product, and I have tried several, that helped. It not only helped but made them disappear all summer and fall. They are just now coming back into my yard, so I stocked up again. Be sure to buy fresh bait. I purchase my first 6 lb jug from a local retailer for $115, and it was too old to be effective. Ants must like fresh bait.

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I've been using this product for many years and highly recommended it.

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