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AMDRO Ant Block - does it work
They've really been pushing AMDRO ant block on radio commercials around here and it has me interested. This time of year we always have a problem with ants finding their way into our house. They crawl up the foundation wall and under the sheathing into the walls. Little piles of cellulose insulation mark the paths where they come in. In past years I've sprayed Diazinon around the base wall and after a 4-6 week battle the ants become scarce. I'm thinking of trying this Amdro bait stuff. Has anyone else used it?
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AMDRO Ant Block - does it work
I picked up a bottle today and sprinkled some around the affected areas. After awhile the ants picked some granules up and started moving them around. Maybe it will work. I've learned one thing - don't believe the info published by the cellulose insulation folks when they say it's treated with Borax to resist insects. The ants around here happily set up colonies in cellulose and make themselves right at home.
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AMDRO Ant Block - does it work
It's been about 10 days since I sprinkled Amdro around the perimeter of the house. Definitely mixed results. Some of the mounds appear to be dead but others have lots of activity. It's galling to see the ants crawling over the Amdro granules day after day ignoring them. I guess it's back to Diazinon spray and some direct action.
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AMDRO Ant Block - does it work
Amdro is a bait. They claim results should happen in a week, but it's been 10 days on one mound with no reduction in activity yet. I think this is the mound that is the source of ants that are coming into the house so it's extra frustrating.
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AMDRO Ant Block - does it work
The AMDRO seems to have (mostly) worked. We had a bunch of ants crawling around the house foundation and into the walls (and invading the house). One day we must have killed 50 ants in the house. The AMDRO took a couple of weeks but it seems to have knocked the activity down by about 80%. Diazinon took care of the rest. No ants for a couple of weeks now.
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AMDRO Ant Block - does it work
When they banned Diazinon I bought a few gallons. Heck, I wish they'd bring back Chlordane - that stuff really worked!
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AMDRO Ant Block - does it work
Murf, that sounds pretty clever. It probably wouldn't work here even if it could be stapled into the concrete foundation. There is too much dust during the summer from the gravel road. I put some of that sticky stuff on the corbel brackets around the house to keep birds from crapping on the porch and deck and it got covered with dust and lost it's stickum in about two weeks.
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