Ant help while camping $13

[Scubawise]

I hate bugs.
Tested this product at camp site and house front yard.
We do not like ants crawling on the dogs, us etc while camping.

We placed these in the ant path.
It attracted hundreds and hundreds of ants.
Do not DO ANYTHING. Just leave it alone.
In 12 to 24 hours ALL ants gone!

Lovely camping.
Will never camp without have these

Good luck my friends..happy camping from Scuba

TERRO T300B Liquid Ant Killer, 12 Bait Stations https://a.co/d/h1HjMSd

[Chateau_Nomad]

The key is look at the active ingredients.

Us old fashioned gardeners use cheap Sevin dust, which is basically Carbaryl. It's being banned in California, so you know it's good stuff.

I use it around trees and along the outside house walls as needed. It's also great in the eves of the garage for carpenter ants.

DO NOT use it where pets frequent... also rain will wash it away.

[Scubawise]

Originally Posted by Chateau_Nomad

The key is look at the active ingredients.

Us old fashioned gardeners use cheap Sevin dust, which is basically Carbaryl. It's being banned in California, so you know it's good stuff.

I use it around trees and along the outside house walls as needed. It's also great in the eves of the garage for carpenter ants.

DO NOT use it where pets frequent... also rain will wash it away.

Great. Our new stuff is contained in plastic

[dkoldman]

Have you ever tried Amdro?

just sprinkle a little and walk away. It kills the entire mound and queen, no contact needed.

[Scubawise]

Originally Posted by dkoldman

Have you ever tried Amdro?

just sprinkle a little and walk away. It kills the entire mound and queen, no contact needed.

Looks promising. I added to cart. May use around house garage.
Must watch dogs

[dkoldman]

Originally Posted by Scubawise

Looks promising. I added to cart. May use around house garage.
Must watch dogs

On Amdro, only apply around a mound or where you see ant traffic. They will eat and take the bait to feed the colony.

If you want a barrier some other spray or granules may be more effective as they not cross. i.e. using a spreader and putting granules on a 3 foot perimeter of your house helps to keep ants out, but it only last a month or two

[Scubawise]

Originally Posted by dkoldman

On Amdro, only apply around a mound or where you see ant traffic. They will eat and take the bait to feed the colony.

If you want a barrier some other spray or granules may be more effective as they not cross. i.e. using a spreader and putting granules on a 3 foot perimeter of your house helps to keep ants out, but it only last a month or two

Got it

[The Gritz Carlton]

If I'm on a site with a lot of grass I sprinkle this stuff lightly everywhere then pull in on top of especially if in Florida or near the coastal southeast. It kills them on contact.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Spectrac...41-5/100023081

[dkoldman]

Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton

If I'm on a site with a lot of grass I sprinkle this stuff lightly everywhere then pull in on top of especially if in Florida or near the coastal southeast. It kills them on contact.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Spectrac...41-5/100023081

That is what I use to treat my entire lawn and to construct a border perimeter around the house. But it is not effective for killing a mound. It is mainly for killing on contact as you say and as deterrent as it goes into soil. It can kill mounds but you have pour on top of the mound and pour water hoping not to disturb too much. But it may not run through the entire colony and get the queen so they keep coming back. Amdro will destroy a mound, that is all I use it for. sprinkle a little and they take it all and every ants eats, must be like donuts for them and the queen.

We use to have ants all the time when camping in tents, I have not noticed any Ants while camping with the RV? In tents we had the 1 gal spray jugs to kill on contact and to protect the entry doors to tent.

[Mr Sunshine]

Have had good results with Terro liquid and Andro. But if you are concerned about exposure to pets or kids, try diatomaceous earth. Deadly to bugs.

[Lt Keefer]

For the treatment of mounds I use acephate. A teaspoon will kill a mound in less than an hour. For broadcast purposes triazicide works good. For spraying around the RV I use Home Defense with it's built in battery operated sprayer.

[The Gritz Carlton]

Originally Posted by dkoldman

That is what I use to treat my entire lawn and to construct a border perimeter around the house. But it is not effective for killing a mound. It is mainly for killing on contact as you say and as deterrent as it goes into soil. It can kill mounds but you have pour on top of the mound and pour water hoping not to disturb too much. But it may not run through the entire colony and get the queen so they keep coming back. Amdro will destroy a mound, that is all I use it for. sprinkle a little and they take it all and every ants eats, must be like donuts for them and the queen.

We use to have ants all the time when camping in tents, I have not noticed any Ants while camping with the RV? In tents we had the 1 gal spray jugs to kill on contact and to protect the entry doors to tent.

If I see mounds I will leave. That's a sign of infestation. Campgrounds should treat their properties with some type of maintenance materials. Ants are everywhere in constant search for food and survival. Surface treating will kill any activity but not full-on mounds.

[RizeMaster]

I like ants.

[dkoldman]

Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton

If I see mounds I will leave. That's a sign of infestation. Campgrounds should treat their properties with some type of maintenance materials. Ants are everywhere in constant search for food and survival. Surface treating will kill any activity but not full-on mounds.

The mounds I refer to are at my home. Fire Ants come and go. The mounds do show up and I usually see fairly quickly because I mow my own lawn. I also treat with my broadcast spreader the spectracide grandules 2 or times a year. I don't view as a Ant problem, but I do have to kill Ants if that makes sense.

With that said, looks like most are talking campgrounds? Thus far with RV, I have yet to camp or stay anywhere where I saw Ants to be a problem. But at Tent Campsites they were everywhere. I use the Ortho Home Defense Sprayer back then for immediate kill and protection of tent entrances.

Out of all of the above Amdro is my favorite, one bottle of granules may last me 3 years. When I see an Ant Mound, I lightly sprinkle, they immediately start taking it inside the mound. I don't know exactly how long it takes, but next day it is 100% gone.

On occasion, I have used the Spectracide to kill mounds. It is a lot cheaper but to do so you have to use more of the Spectracide granules and carefully pour water. It kills the entire mound about 70% of the time so a 2nd application is often needed.

[dkoldman]

Originally Posted by RizeMaster

I like ants.

I like my A(u)nts too

[10scDust]

Originally Posted by Mr Sunshine

Have had good results with Terro liquid and Andro. But if you are concerned about exposure to pets or kids, try diatomaceous earth. Deadly to bugs.

I wondered about using diatomaceous earth. I have used it around my outside patio, at the house's walk out basement, and it seemed to keep all the bugs away I had seen walking across it, (at least till the rains washed it away). I thought about bringing some in the RV in a small, enclosed bucket of some sort.

The caveats are: It needs to be dry to work. It gets tracked around very easily, especially by ball chasing doggies, that love to chase balls because they are still in their youth quite much.

The good thing is: it is chemical free and will not harm humans, nor your pets. I believe it is recommended to use a dust mask if it is a bit windy or drafty.

[Jimbo56]

Originally Posted by Scubawise

I hate bugs.
Tested this product at camp site and house front yard.
We do not like ants crawling on the dogs, us etc while camping.

We placed these in the ant path.
It attracted hundreds and hundreds of ants.
Do not DO ANYTHING. Just leave it alone.
In 12 to 24 hours ALL ants gone!

Lovely camping.
Will never camp without have these

Good luck my friends..happy camping from Scuba

TERRO T300B Liquid Ant Killer, 12 Bait Stations https://a.co/d/h1HjMSd

I’ve used Terro stuff around the house for years. Good stuff.

[Scubawise]

We will ALWAYS bring these for future 🏕.
Couple of black ant hills near campsite.
Sprayed and helped very little.
Needed something to feed them and kill the queen 👸.

[Beau388]

Originally Posted by 10scDust

I wondered about using diatomaceous earth. I have used it around my outside patio, at the house's walk out basement, and it seemed to keep all the bugs away I had seen walking across it, (at least till the rains washed it away). I thought about bringing some in the RV in a small, enclosed bucket of some sort.

The caveats are: It needs to be dry to work. It gets tracked around very easily, especially by ball chasing doggies, that love to chase balls because they are still in their youth quite much.

The good thing is: it is chemical free and will not harm humans, nor your pets. I believe it is recommended to use a dust mask if it is a bit windy or drafty.

One more vote for Amdro for fire ants, but we use Diatomaceous earth for sugar ants. Our cats rid us of other pest except scorpions.

[Galobo]

Originally Posted by Scubawise

I hate bugs.
Tested this product at camp site and house front yard.
We do not like ants crawling on the dogs, us etc while camping.

We placed these in the ant path.
It attracted hundreds and hundreds of ants.
Do not DO ANYTHING. Just leave it alone.
In 12 to 24 hours ALL ants gone!

Lovely camping.
Will never camp without have these

Good luck my friends..happy camping from Scuba

TERRO T300B Liquid Ant Killer, 12 Bait Stations https://a.co/d/h1HjMSd

These are absolutely the best, the only problem people don’t give it enough time to do it’s job.