Deadfast 20300502 Ant Killer Plus Bait Station 3 x 4g, Natural

I chose these bait traps because of the indication of relative safety for pets as well as efficacy. Very happily, my pets seem to have absolutely no interest in these traps, but the ants sure do! I initially put out one bait station near an observed ant track and entry/exit point. Once it started attracting ants, it helped me find two other ant tracks (and all the tiny cracks in grout, etc. that I will fill after the ants are gone). Ultimately, I put out three traps, one for each observed ant track, in a medium sized bathroom. Each trap began attracting ants within several hours of placement. The ants seem to be responding as promised: eating the bait and returning to their nests. The number of ants coming to the bait stations has decreased significantly since the initial frenzy 7 days ago so I assume the bait is working. After c. 5 days, I no longer saw any ants near the 1st ant track identified. 7 days after initial placement, there are still a few ants coming to the other two bait stations. I am cautiously optimistic all ants will be cleared up within a few more days max; there is still bait gel in the stations and ants are still entering and leaving the bait stations. One trap seemed to attract many more ants than the other two, and this is where I've seen the best, fastest result. No clue whether there was any minor difference in the bait, slightly different ants in each ant track (I sure hope not multiple infestations...), etc. I ordered more of these bait stations in an abundance of caution to ensure total elimination of the infestation and as: 1) I am not certain how long the bait remains effective once the bait station as been opened and activated, and 2) I accidentally flooded one when I left it in the shower area, and am not certain whether I may have accidentally ruined that bait. I'd appreciate it if anyone reading can clarify re: my concerns. I know there are lots of types of ants, and this product seems to be working well for those I am battling: black, average size, attracted to sugar-based food (eg previous honey vs peanut butter test), showing up primarily in the bathroom and not the kitchen/near obvious food sources.

Right I'm going to update this regularly, it was a last resort for me, tried cinnamon, peppermint oil, finally this. Put first one down tonight. * Bad point, flippen ants have appeared from nowhere and having a full scale party at the bait station. * Good point, they are in such a rush to get to it I now know how they're getting in. They've eaten through some filler I used to patch up a hole they were using before. Station was easy to use, stuck to floor, cats not interested in it, ants love it. Not expecting a miracle know it takes at best a month to get rid of an ant colony, but we'll see. Will add an update next week. Got a fright cat was gulping water like no tomorrow, I covered bait station with a tupperware dish I'd cut a little hole in. Cats can't get near it now, but ants can. Mid week, less ants. Been a week, I think the ants have gone, sad that I had to use this but it has done what is says it will do, just be patient, don't annoy the ant while they are using it and don't freak out when hundreds suddenly appear from nowhere to use it. It took a week, nuff said.

The ants love it. They all came to party, got drunk and overdosed in the packets. The only issue is that you can 3 gel fill traps. Not enough to kill a colony as what happens is the ants go and get their buddies and they all pile into the gel. If you need to kill a colony then get powder and bomb them out.

In a day the trap filled with ants - the next day they disappeared and all but a tiny amount of the bait had been "eaten" and disappeared. I celebrated and would have posted a 5 star review --- but wait...---3 days later they came back in hordes and wouldn't enter the remaining 2 traps at all. Suggests that either this isn't up to the task or that only some varieties of ants are susceptible or have developed an aversion to the chemical and know to avoid it. Whatever cause - I now need a different solution after what had been a very promising start.

Worked great at first but now I think it’s like honey to them and they can munch it all day long

I would of like to say 5 star even 4.But now after buying these & using them I would of said no stars...But Amazon won't let me so I will give it a 1 star.I bought these as they look good compact and also reading the reviews...Main reason my regular ant killer in a sringe was out of stock.I decided to give these a go. I bought 2 packets which gave me 6 in total to use. But what a disappointment & a total waste of money! I used 3 the gel in side is all glumpy & looks nothing like the photo of them,the gel inside the ant trap stays in glumps. I am not happy as they are not cheap. If by any chance at all they start to attract the ants and start to do the job.I will update my review. In the meantime I will try then next packet of 3 and hope they work.At this point in time I am not optimistic...Fingers crossed they work...If they work great but if they don't work.zzI have wasted a lot of money. And hope that my usual ant killer comes back into stock really soon.Please hurry up.Or I will have to look at other the ant killers. I am 1 angry and upset customer..