Advion Insect Granular Bait, 1-lb. Shaker Bottle, Effective Insect Granular Bait, Formulated with 0.22% Indoxacarb, Outdoor Use, for Control of Prevailing Perimeter Pests

Works fast, very effective for getting rid of fire ants. Bait taken into nest, kills queen within a week.

Works good on all ants except ghost and Pharaoh

This Advion Insect Granular Bait is seriously impressive. As soon as I put it down, I could literally watch the ants swarm it and carry it away right back to their nest. The real test was what happened next—within about 2 days, the ants were completely gone. No more trails, no more activity. Super easy to apply with the shaker bottle, and it clearly does exactly what it’s supposed to do. If you’re dealing with ants or other perimeter pests, this stuff works fast and effectively.

I spread this around the perimeter of my house hoping it would help a little with the roaches. What I got instead was what appears to be a complete regime change in the local bug population. Before this, I’d occasionally spot a roach outside at night acting like he paid rent. Since using this stuff? Nothing. Absolute silence. It’s like word got out through the roach community and they collectively decided my property was no longer worth the risk. Application was easy, and it started working fast. I haven’t seen any roaches around the house since putting it down, which honestly feels suspiciously effective. At this point I’m convinced the surviving roaches tell stories about my house to scare their children. 5 stars. Tiny granules. Massive consequences.

Within 10 seconds of putting the bait down (I had a trail of fire ants in my house (yikes!) an ant picked up a granule. They didn't "swarm" the bait, but I did notice over the ensuing days, the little pile of granules getting smaller and smaller. It took a solid week, but eventually the ants went away, AND all the ant hills in my front yard died about a week later, too. So....apparently, they brought the bait from inside my house, to the piles outside, which were all one big colony. For good measure, I sprinkled my front and back yard lightly with the granules. My cat was absolutely repelled by the odor, (though it has no discernable smell to my nose) so safe around cats. Birds apparently dislike it as much as cats. I usually throw birdseed down in my backyard to feed the Cardinals, but after applying the Advion, the birds wouldn't go anywhere near the seed. I bought a bird feeder hung from a tree, and they eat that with gusto. So, it appears that cats and birds are repelled by Advion which is a very good thing! I tested it on my neighbor's dog, just holding the lid about 3 feet from her nose, caused her to retreat in fear. Still, keep out of reach of pets, just to be safe, and away from children of course. I bought these refillable ant bait stations, and put them at inaccessible locations around my house. If ever a red fire ant decides to go scouting for food, it will alert the whole colony to those baits. My verdict, this is BY FAR, the best fire ant poison on the market. The ants love it, and it takes about a week to kill the ants, that long delay allows the poison to be spread deep within the colony. It's not a quick fix, it's PERMANENT fix!

Work in 2 says hands down

I used an ample amount, 3 days later hardly any dead ants. I put down another heavy sprinkle across and around the mound and could not tell I had did so 3 days later. I put down over 1/4 of the entire can on the same mound. 2 days later red ants busy expanding their mound. This can was worthless, I may as well burn my $20.. Good Luck with this product.

I purchased this product recently after a recommendation from an employee at Lowe's and I am pretty satisfied with the results. My Aunt's home has a pretty bad roach infestation and I have been steadily trying to assist her with remedying that whole situation. This seems to have put a major dent in their colony although, they are not completely gone. Initially, I thought it was working pretty well. When I went back to check her home the next day after I applied the initial applicatoin, I noticed a bunch of them dead on the floor. I went back every day and kept finding more here and there. I also was using the gel bait at the same time to make sure I killed these nasty little things. Well, it's been a month and she still has roaches. This does work but it's not strong enough for a really bad infestation in my own opinion. Last year we bought this for our home and we only had a few roaches and it knocked them right out and within a month we were roach-free. That's why I chose to use the same product, because it had worked for me. I can say with confidence it works on a smaller infestations. This infestation at my Aunts home has been unfazed by this at this point they just don't even eat it when I sprinkle it down. I spoke with a professional gun man and he told me that If you have never used it before it works well the first few times. It should be noted however, German Cockroaches are sneaky little thingsand adapt very quickly. They become immune to whatever bug spray or roach killer you put down. That's why its not phasing them now. These subsequent generations have likely become immune to the product that is inside of this. I still recommend this product but make sure you are using it when you see the first signs of roaches. If you don't get them from the start you could end up chasing them around with a vacuum cleaner and can of some kind of instant kill bug spray. That's where I am at now.