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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Terro is the best thing to get rid of ants. It really works.
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Terro is great but doesn't work for all ants.
Terro (borax) works when the ants gather it then take it back to feed the colonies. Since it is poisonous to ants, this kills the entire colony without the entire colony coming to you. When it works it almost seems like magic - the baits turn black with ants on day one and by day two there are no ants to be seen.
But there is more than one variety of ants and they are not all created equal. I put Terro out to solve a problem just like I had done many times before. However, by day three there seemed to be more ants than before and by day five I knew something wasn't working right. Apparently, this particular type of ant (white-footed ant, not that I could see a difference) does not take the bait back to feed the colony. It makes the colony aware of the food source and it likely dies after eating the bait but it only kills itself and not its buddies. My Terro was essentially a buffet for these ants and the line was never ending.
Massey came out and sprayed for theses. The first application eliminated all but a few stragglers. The second application about a month later finished off the stragglers.
Massey has been very responsive for us. Normally, I would try the Terro first since it usually works but it's easier now just to give Massey a call.