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These are AMAZING!
By Lobster Dance on Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2022
I highly recommend these ant baits. They look a little More conspicuous than some of the “house” baits with the spiral entrances and such which originally turned me off to them. But, I will say that these are hands down the BEST baits I’ve used around the house. Some of the stand out for these baits is that they work fast. We had sugar ants in a few locations in the kitchen and within two (2) days of putting the bait down, they were cleared out. I put the bait down near the scout ants and within minutes they had diverted and a new line into the bait was formed. Just that easy. Another line of ants sprouted up a few days later in a new location, across the room, so I moved the bait and those ants also crawled in and started the buffet. Within a day that line was also gone. You can see in the pictures there are a few ants that die in there. Maybe drown or perhaps they are eating more than they can handle or coming back for more and succumbed to the bait finally. No matter, the other ants still went in without hesitation. The bait lasts a long time and was really effective. So, a great value for the cost. I bought the larger pack and have only had to use two to finish off multiple lines over a span a 2 months. And there is still liquid in the pack in case another line sprouts up through the summer. The only downsides I will say are the look, design and a lack of adhesion. The look just makes them stand out a little more than the ones that are solid color, can be stuck to the wall and have multiple openings. The opening is not flush to the ground and not being able to stick it to a horizontal surface wasn’t an issue, like I was concerned about, either. I had no issues with ants finding their way into the bait. And, honestly, once I got used to the look of the bait it didn’t catch my attention anymore than the classic, big-name brands we are used to. Removing the cap to open the bait is more difficult than just sticking one of the other brands to a wall or behind the fridge. But, once you have the cap off, you can place these on any flat surface without a problem. The ants are attracted to it more so than other brands I have used, drawing a solid line of ants, as if they were so excited they told their friends about the new food source. I highly recommend Terri liquid ant baits. *Not a paid review. Just a happy customer.
Top critical review
3 people found this helpful
Does attract and kill ants, but not a good long-term solution
By M J on Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2021
These Terro bait stations are filled with boric acid in a suspension of sweet, syrupy liquid. The liquid itself is the bait for sweet-eating ants, and the boric acid gradually dessicates them and any other colony member they distribute it to. It's designed to be slow-acting so that the ants will be more likely to accept the bait (and boy, do they!) and eventually feed it to the queen(s), thereby collapsing the colony. It sounds great on paper, but I've found that this bait will not resolve an excessive ant infestation, nor will it stave off reinfestations. It does kill the ants, of that I'm certain, because a few days after setting up these bait stations near a home entry point, I saw a lot of them carrying around their dead sisters. Of course, the feeding rate by then had seemingly quadrupled, which is (in theory, at least) a very good sign; as the saying goes, it gets much worse before it gets better because it means that many more colony members are picking it up and taking it back to the others in the nest, all of whom will die within a few days. When the feeding dramatically slowed about a week after I started these, I assumed that the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel was in sight and that my ant problems would soon be eradicated. Unfortunately, even after I gave it about another month or two, the feeding rate did not decrease any more and I went through dozens of these baits in the meantime. I ended up having to contact a professional exterminator's services, after which the ants finally disappeared altogether. It was explained to me that either the original colony was much too large for Terro to eradicate by itself, or the colony did fall but other new ones moved in to take its place. Since the bait is extremely attractive to sweet-eating ants, and they can smell it from far away, it's never going to be a good long-term prevention measure against them. On top of their general ineffectiveness, they are also not that user-friendly. Even with the new twist-off tabs that replaced the old style that required you to cut the bait stations open with scissors, they can still be difficult to open without hassle and without accidentally spilling the bait in the process (very sticky and messy to clean up). Plus you also need to make sure that the opening creates enough of a smooth "ramp" for the ants to quickly find and climb up to reach the liquid. You also have to place them in a way that they won't be disturbed or moved unnecessarily, and it's not that easy to tell when one of them is about empty because the label on top blocks the view of the liquid inside. While boric acid is allegedly less toxic to pets and children, the poisoning risk does exist, and the bait stations are unfortunately very easy to be knocked over or picked up, and the design doesn't prevent accidental spills. At most, I'd recommend this for light or early ant infestations or as an adjunct to a broader ant prevention program, and only if there aren't pets or kids around.
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