Becky from Comanche, Tx writes
After I applied Extinguish Plus around the fire ant beds and broadcasted today (11/5/23), I noticed not one ant taking the bait inside their ant bed, but several were taking the bait away from the bed, dumping them somewhere and returning to take more away. What's going on?
It is hard to say exactly what may be happening in this instance. However, usually when we see customers experience this it is because either the ants are not foraging for food right now, so they are moving the Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait away from the colony and out of their way; or, they could find the bait suspicious for some reason and don't trust it as a food source right now and are removing it from the colony for that reason. When baiting for fire ants with this product, you want to follow the instructions and test for actively foraging ants before applying the bait so you don't waste your applications.
Per the Product Label: Apply when ants are active and foraging (when soil temperature is greater than 60.
Answer last updated on: 11/06/2023
