Terro for ants

Judaline · ‎03-10-2010

I know this works for big ants, but what about those teeny ants? I don't want to buy more if they're just going to ignore it. Do you think it'll work? It's here that I even heard of Terro and it worked great when we had big ants.

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

@Judaline - yes, it works for the tiny ants. To be honest, I had it out and then talked to my pest control company that handles my termite baiting and he told me to get rid of it. He said it actually attracts the ants, then they leave and then it attracts them again and they come back.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

gardenman · ‎03-09-2010

Will Terro lure ants? Yes. Terro is a poison hiding in a food source. The ants find the food and take it, and the poison, back to their nest. Other ants in the nest will go back and bring back more of the poisoned food until the whole nest is dead. That's how it's supposed to work. I've put out the traps and watched as one ant finds it and wanders off with some. More ants show up until the Terro trap is swarming with ants. Then they all disappear over a few days. It's good stuff.

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Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

If you see a line of ants, follow the line to where they're coming in. Sometimes just a little caulk closing off their entry spot/crack is enough. I don't buy the pest control guy's advice, at least not for roaches. They just want you to buy their maintenance service and I don't want their poison in and around my house. If I put out roach bait, usually when I see one (and I get the really big ones) they're too slow to react and get away.

4kitties · ‎03-09-2010

Terro has worked great for us. I used it about Five years ago and the ants are gone!

We had a bad problem and hired a professional. His stuff did nothing!😤

Used Terro and ants are gone! Terro is safe and much more economical too!

Edit to add: We had the tiny ants so I know it worked on ours.

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tends2dogs · ‎05-08-2010

I agree with everything said here except for the bug guy. The stuff works, but let it do it's thing. If you see the ants going to the bait, refrain from killing them yourself.

The stuff is sticky though, so I place it on a piece of the box it comes in. It can be a real mess if gets on something you don't want it to.

Forget the bug guy. I don't want that poison in my house either. My husband has had cancer and I have a dog I don't want exposed either.

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Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

Yes, it works for all types of ants. This stuff works great.

Just be sure pets can't get to it.

Bhvbum · ‎07-18-2010

@gidgetgh wrote:
@Judaline - yes, it works for the tiny ants. To be honest, I had it out and then talked to my pest control company that handles my termite baiting and he told me to get rid of it. He said it actually attracts the ants, then they leave and then it attracts them again and they come back.

LOL. I can't decide if the pest control guy is that ignorant, or he wants to sell you a bug contract. Regardless, it's absolutely ridiculous. I have not found anything better than TERRO. I hate sprays, and the smell of them. If I see a few ants, I immediately put a drop down, and yes, they may return a couple of days, but then BOOM suddenly, they are gone for months (or next year) at a time.

p.s. the ingredient that works is Borax, the very same used for laundry.

Judaline · ‎03-10-2010

Thanx-heading to Ace now!

catter70 · ‎10-11-2017

Yes, I had used it in mid March and they crammed themselves in that little container and then they were all gone the next day and no ants until again the other day, same room, different spot. Put down bait and they went in and now are gone. Will hope this takes care of it.