Use bait to get management of ants

Andy Linares, President/Founder, Bug Off Pest Management Middle

The idea of ant trophallaxis is a stupendous factor for PMPs. Trophallaxis is the switch of meals or different fluids amongst ant colony for feeding. It’s additionally a technique of communication for ants. Now, if you introduce an ant bait into the equation, ant foragers act as tiny Trojan horses once they return to base — spreading the bait all through the colony.

The bottom line is utilizing sufficient bait to get management. If bait placements are depleted earlier than neutralizing the colony, the inhabitants will definitely rebound.

It’s additionally essential to make use of probably the most engaging bait applicable for the scenario. Sure bait formulations, actives and matrices will accommodate the ant’s dietary predilection at any given second — particularly when contemplating what meals sources with which you’re already competing.

Whatever the ant’s dietary wants or preferences, it all the time requires fluids. Thus, accompany bait placements with a gradual provide of contemporary liquid baits.