Expert advice to control fire ants – guaranteed
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March 21, 2025
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By Lane Tredway, Ph.D., technical services manager for Syngenta
- Problem: Red imported fire ants create unsightly mounds and deliver painful stings
- Traditional control issues:
- Mound treatments with contact insecticides are fast but the results are often temporary
- Insect growth regulators can take weeks to provide control
Solution: Advion® Fire Ant Bait- Speed and effectiveness: Rapid control with reduced mound activity within 12-48 hours and colony control within 72 hours
- Mechanism: Attracts worker ants that spread the bait within the colony without alarm
- Active ingredient: Indoxacarb, which is bioactivated by the ants' enzymes after ingestion
- Guaranteed control: See the details of our Advion Fire Ant Bait Guarantee Program
Field Results- Case Study: David Sullivan of Roach Coach, Inc. in Florida experienced a fire ant infestation just a few days before a festival. With Advion fire ant bait, the grounds were clear within 48 hours of use
- "With the way you spread Advion fire ant bait, the ants do all the work,” Sullivan explains. “They forage and take it back to wherever their hidden nest may be. With other products I’ve used, if you miss a mound, you still have ants."
Time Lapse Evidence: Full colony control documented in 72 hours.
These time lapse images show just how fast Advion fire ant bait can provide fire ant control. In just 72 hours, Advion fire ant bait achieved full colony control. Photos courtesy of Charles Barr, Barr Research and Consulting, College Station, Texas.Application guide
Beyond fire ants: Other indoxacarb formulations- Advion fire ant bait:
- Controls other nuisance ants (big-headed, pavement, turfgrass ants)
- Advion insect granule:
- Targets mole crickets, various ant species, crickets, earwigs, silverfish, millipedes and cockroaches
- Provaunt® WDG insecticide:
- Effective against caterpillars and other insects in turfgrasses and ornamentals
Contact InformationFor more information,
contact your local Syngenta territory manager.
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