Maxforce Fleet Ant Bait Gel - Box (4 X 27 gr.)

I usually do not write reviews unless I feel a product is really worthy or useful for a problem others may be having. What began as a few carpenter ants here and there became a creepy crawly, really annoying issue right on cue with the arrival of Spring. They would pop up in the most random places in the house on both floors. Knowing they are usually active at night made this problem even more cringeworthy, and although I hated the thought of killing an entire colony of creatures I was not willing to have this infestation. The key to effectively using this is patience and knowing that the bigger the problem the longer it may take. You absolutely need to resist the temptation to stop them where you find them and instead use them to help work the problem out for you. We used an opportunity of being away for a long weekend in mid-March (with the pets) to set out bait stations all over the place. These bait stations consisted of folded 6x6 inch pieces of cooking parchment paper (folded to be a little thicker) that we initially put piles of BASF Advance granules on (no need to purchase fancy bait stations). When we came home we found one station active, so we zeroed in on that area and baby-gated it so the dogs could not get near it. I added two more areas of parchment paper with bait piles (a couple of tablespoons) in line with the trails they were following and for about two nights in a row the piles of bait were reduced to nothing by the morning. When I noticed the granules were no longer being moved, I removed the paper with the granules and placed a pool of the MaxForce Fleet Gel on new parchment paper in the same area. For about 4 days/nights in a row it was a feeding frenzy. (I read more than I would ever want to about these creatures and the granules are the protein and the gel is the sweets they vacillate between craving.) I wasn't noticing any reduction in the number of ants coming and going around sunset (when they really come out) and I was so frustrated that they were still so active and kept appearing all over the house despite the bait being taken for nearly a week. But we kept at it. About Day 9 we started noticing a few dead ants here and there and some in the process of dying. The numbers started reducing until we only found about 4 or 5 live ones a day (instead of 4 or 5 every half hour) in really random areas. I was beginning to think there was a satellite nest. By the time week two rolled around (I kept the gel out and freshened it every other night), we went our first day without finding any ants - living or dead - and have been completely carpenter ant free since (about 2 weeks). I kept the bait available until I was 5 days ant free, just in case. We will now do the outdoor house perimeter preventative measure each fall and spring and if another is seen inside next spring for some reason I know my plan of attack. Lessons learned: 1) I would probably put both bait types out from the start on separate pieces of paper since you never know when they will prefer the one over the other (we lucked out by guessing what cycle they were in correctly). 2) Even though this is expensive, I was glad I used it liberally. No point in saving it when the goal it to get rid of the problem altogether. They "ate" what we put out and the evening dinner crowd consisted of dozens eating at any one time. 3) I will probably triple fold the pieces of paper next time, only for the fact that the gel hardens and in one area it seeped through and it took a little bit of scrubbing to get it off the floor. 4) I erred on the side of caution and Clorox wiped the bait station areas once the ants were gone (not before - you do not want to ruin the pheromone trail to the bait area they are making), just in case any bait debris was left and the dogs wanted to check out the area when the baby gate was removed. If the problem returns, I will update this review.

I was struggling with carpenter ants for MONTHS before buying this. I tried every solution I could think of; diatomaceous earth, numerous other pesticides, and even eliminating the nest by ripping out a deteriorating mud room floor down to the floor joists and then rebuilding from scratch. The remodel made the remaining ones migrate. I couldn't figure out exactly where but I had an idea. I put this stuff on their trail and the problem was gone in days. I went from seeing around 10 a day to maybe 2 and then quickly none. Don't mess with the "safe" stuff; do it once and do it right- this stuff works. Honestly, I should've bought sooner but was deterred by the price. Wish I skipped all the other stuff that didn't work because it made me frustrated, wasted my time, and wasted my money. This stuff does the job.

Good product easy to apply. Works well but may take a week to stop the buggers. Keep at it. They will eat the old stuff but prefer the new. Smells like honey and soy sauce. I used a Few small solo cups with small rocks in it to hold the cup then hid under something water proof overhang, under the bbq, also used a old milk jug and wedged at an angle so the rain water would stay out but ant could go in hey lined that!! Plenty here for future use used with advance granular

Youtube video over plays effectiveness. Bait works but not a miracle cure for ants, Fairly pricy for it's effectiveness. Meh.

Works great for ants and ear wigs. A little bit goes a long way.

Tried a million options and this is the only one that worked for us. Northern Cal ants.

Got rid of my pesky carpenter ants in my oak tree.

Dealing with argentinian ants here. I had several trails in different parts of the house. Used on its own, it did not work. Ants just were not attracted to the stuff. I tried mixing it with sugar water and honey, still no results. It's almost as if they could sense. But then I mixed it with meat. I used ground meat or sardines. I used a small stirrer stick to mash the gel with the meat all together on an old credit card. Ants went for it big time. If it dried out, I used a dropper with water to rehydrate. Sometimes I had to replenish when all the meat was gone, but in two or three days the trail was gone, a few dead ants around the bait, so I know it kills ants. I gave three stars cause it didn't work out of the tube, but it does kill the colony if you can get them to eat it.. All the locations I placed the bait, the ants are gone.