11-23-2014, 09:56 AM
Unfortunately KFA is going against the science recommended by the ant lab:
A single treatment will not necessarily
provide good results. Re-treat every 4-6
weeks in summer and 6-8 weeks in
winter. Remember, it will take 2-3
months before you will notice a reduction
in ant activity. Although it is tempting to
help things along by also using other
chemical sprays, this does far more harm
than good! We need the worker ants to
keep on harvesting the gel baits and
feeding the other ants in the colony. At
this time, they are your friends and are
actually helping you to control the
problem.
I've used Amdro with success at killing the workers, but I'm trying the Tango at attempting the closest to eradication I can expect to get- sterilizing the queens. Maybe experience will tell us that using both types of killers are best, but for now I'm looking for a long term solution, none of the short term ones have been very satisfactory.
Edited for SCIENCE.
A single treatment will not necessarily
provide good results. Re-treat every 4-6
weeks in summer and 6-8 weeks in
winter. Remember, it will take 2-3
months before you will notice a reduction
in ant activity. Although it is tempting to
help things along by also using other
chemical sprays, this does far more harm
than good! We need the worker ants to
keep on harvesting the gel baits and
feeding the other ants in the colony. At
this time, they are your friends and are
actually helping you to control the
problem.
I've used Amdro with success at killing the workers, but I'm trying the Tango at attempting the closest to eradication I can expect to get- sterilizing the queens. Maybe experience will tell us that using both types of killers are best, but for now I'm looking for a long term solution, none of the short term ones have been very satisfactory.
Edited for SCIENCE.