BASF Advance 375A Granular Ant Bait, Indoor or Outdoor, Kills Fire, Odorous House, Carpenter, Little Black and Argentine Ants, Ready to Use, 2 lb.

After googling "best ant bait" and watching testimonies on YouTube, I now own both the Advance 375A bait for all ants, and the Advance Carpenter Ant Bait. They're both the same product, but the carpenter bait has bigger granules. We moved onto property where the soil is sandy and our yard was infested with all types of ants, including carpenter ants in the trees and around the buildings. (If you have carpenter ants, I recommend an e-book on Amazon that I read concerning carpenter ants. It's only a couple of dollars and can be read within 20 minutes or so. It's titled: "Yikes! I've Got Carpenter Ants! A homeowner's guide to solving carpenter ant infestations." By David Kiley. He shares the effective strategy for ridding your home of carpenter ants, and it's not that hard. He recommends the Advance Carpenter Ant Bait for protein and Maxforce Fleet Ant Bait Gel by Bayer for sweet carbohydrate.) Anyway, back to my review: people have given this Advance 375A negative reviews, but I heard an ant expert say that ants go through stages where they will look for protein when their queen needs protein for her eggs and larvae, which is what this bait is, and when she doesn't need protein, they'll look for carbohydrates such as melon, which is where the sweet ant bait comes into play. (And that sweet bait is Maxforce; believe me.) I've used the Advance Carpenter bait on the carpenters here, the 375A on all the other ants, and they all gobbled up the baits because at the time, they wanted protein. Ants were feverish over this bait, ants of all sizes down to teeny ants. Some ran around in circles, seemingly beside themselves, but actually marking the spot with their scent when they found the bait, then grabbed it and hauled it away. I followed and watched a teeny, tiny ant haul a chunk of bait quite a distance across the yard to its nest. Within a day most nests were dormant; some took several days. The carpenter ants took all of their Advance Carpenter Ant Bait each night, so I'd replenish the next day, and within a week of replenishing, all carpenter activity completely stopped. (I should have given bigger portions; didn't know.) Fortunately, I hit this at a time when they all wanted protein. Surely, it must be a case of timing for the people who didn't have success with the bait. Starting in spring, the tiny brown ants which make little dirt mounds love this 375A, and haul it into their nest, but the medium sized black ants will ignore it one day, and go for it the next. What they do eat at that time is carbs, and you can test that by placing a piece of melon at the opening of their nest to see how they go for it. If they do, you can remove it and squirt a glob of Maxforce Gel (of which you've already ordered and have ready), in its place; they'll go right for it. Glob the gel at all openings where you see them come and go. The next day, there should be zero activity. If they are still active, then it's a huge nest and one more application or two will wipe them out, and it DOES wipe them out, as does the 375A if they want protein. As for carpenters, it's the same hit and miss between carbs and protein. I was diligent to do as the instructions on the container of 375A says and sprinkled it around the yard at 30 day intervals. I sprinkled by hand throughout the summer, for new ants crop up, but eventually, they stopped cropping up, and by the end of last summer, this yard transformed from infested to nearly zero ant activity. I have never used the gel bait on the tiny brown ants of which there were hundreds of little nests all over the place. One couldn't afford to purchase the gel bait for hundreds of nests, plus it wasn't necessary, for the granular 375A did the job; they loved it. I've only used the gel on carpenters if they took it, and the medium sized black or red ants if they took it. I have used these baits in my yard for the past two summers, and now it's May again, it's warm, and I am elated that no carpenters are anywhere around my house, none have appeared in the kitchen which they always did at this time, and as I walk the property, I see just a fraction of ant activity compared to before. I've now walked the property sprinkling 375A, and the ants are hauling it around. I found a few black ant nests and gave them a sampling of 375A and Maxforce gel, and they took some of the grains of 375A but globbed onto the gel. I don't see ants around or on the trees, nor around my house, nor around the shop. Of course, new ants will arrive, but there will never be a problem thanks to the two fantastic products of Advance Ant Bait and Bayer Maxforce gel. Over the last two summers, altogether I used 2 3/4 of the 2 lb. containers of Advance 375A, nearly one 2 lb. container of Advance Carpenter bait, and not quite 2 boxes of Maxforce Gel. This comes to around $258.00 spread over the past two summers. That vs. the cost of hiring a pest control company to deal with carpenter ants, what a savings, plus, they wouldn't have been able to rid the entire property of all the ants as these products have. So, "Thank you! " Advance company, and Bayer Maxforce, from the bottom of my heart, and "Thank you" Mr. Kiley, if you're reading this, for your educational book and information. Posting pictures now of our yard area. Everywhere we stepped there was an ant nest, and every tree you see in the picture was full of carpenters and other ants. Our shop, our house, which you don't see, had carpenter activity all around and inside as well. Now, nothing!!! Hallelujah!!! PS: For anyone like me who wonders just what to do and how to do it, I'm posting a picture of my container of bait and the makeshift flags I placed near the black ant nests so that I could check back. I simply tore off a piece of flagging tape and stabbed through it as I stabbed a skewer into the ground. Quick and easy, and marks the spot! I hauled the Maxforce Gel and the flag making items with me in a bag. The 375A is a bit smelly and the container says not to inhale, so because I didn't want to wear a mask, I held the container behind my back and reached behind with the other gloved hand to grab fingerfuls of bait. Spreading by the finger full is the best way not to waste the bait.

I recently purchased Advance 375A Select Granular Ant Bait (8 oz.) because I was dealing with persistent ant activity around my kitchen and entryways — and I am so glad I did! This product has made a noticeable difference, and I’m genuinely impressed with how well it performs. First off, the granular formula is extremely effective. The ants find it attractive and carry it back to the colony, which means you’re not just killing the ants you see — you’re getting to the source of the problem. Within a couple of days, the visible ant trails in my home were drastically reduced, and within a week the ant activity was almost completely gone. That kind of impact is something I haven’t seen with other ant baits I’ve tried in the past. What I appreciate most is how easy this bait is to use. The granules are simple to spread around problem areas — no complicated preparation or messy application. I placed it near the baseboards, under the sink, and around entry points like the back door, and it worked seamlessly without disrupting my daily routine. The 8 oz. size is generous and goes a long way, especially if you have multiple areas where ants are entering. I still have plenty left for future use, which gives me peace of mind knowing I’m prepared if the ants return. Another thing worth noting is how discreet and non‑intrusive the bait is. It doesn’t emit offensive odors and doesn’t interfere with pets or kids when placed properly out of reach — something that’s really important in a family home. Overall, Advance 375A Select Granular Ant Bait has proven to be a reliable and powerful solution for ant control. It’s effective, straightforward, and gives results I can actually see. If you’re struggling with ants, this product is absolutely worth trying — it made a real difference for me!

This bait works when others didn't. Only took a few minutes and they was carrying the bait off. Been 3 weeks now and hardly seen the tiny ants, like they was before lots and lots. Maybe seen 10 all week. Definitely worth the price very effective and easy to use. Bottle doesn't leak at least mine didn't leaking doesn't spray it's chunky like coarse pepper.

This stuff just flat out works for stubborn carpenter and sugar ants. Its expensive but worth every dang penny! Utah here is tough with ants.

EXTREMELY Effective at greatly at stopping home ant invasion, on ants that eat protein and fat based foods. I have been using this product for about 8 years and it works on a wide range of ant types. However, certain types of ants eat sugar/carb based diets, and for those ants this type of product won't work, because they won't eat it. I learned that years ago. That is why it is recommend to purchase both types of ant poison that work by delayed action after the ants have ingested the food. Get a protein based poison such as this one, and also get a sugar/carb based poison to cover the ants that eat that type of food. This poison works by ants carrying the granules deep into their underground home. Once there they feed the Queen, and then other ants eat their share. The poison is a delayed reaction. Once the food is ingested, their digestive system breaks down the food. The poison is then released killing the ants. The MOST important thing that stops the ants from coming back is to KILL the Queen ant. Once she is dead she can not produce any more eggs, and that means no more ants. For heavy infestation amounts you may have to use this poison food a couple of more times, and make sure you give them enough. When I put the food in the area of the ants travel, I watch how quickly they take the food into their underground homes. If they take all of the food my next day, and there are still a good number of ants in the area, then ADD more food poison. Again, if the ants you have eat protein/fat based foods, then the granules work amazingly. If the ants eat sugar heavy foods, then you'll need the more gel type food poisons. If you don't know which food for the ants you have, then get both types and put both types in the travel paths of the ants. Advance WORKS great.

Highly recommended..a little around the foundation where ant trails are will end their commute. Also around base of nearby trees that may have branches touching the house/roof area.

The freshness seal was torn open under the lid but I'm desperate so I'm still going to use it

Works very well on carpenter ants in the spring. My research found that they prefer protein in the spring and sugar in the fall. Using in Texas at the start of June. I’ve have problems with these ants for years and found a large nest last year, but still they persisted. Used just a small amount and immediately they were all over it. Within a week I’m no longer seeing any trails, just a few strays here and there. Rather than sprinkling on the ground I only placed on window sills and small pieces of cardboard held in place with a rock and against the slab. Maybe 1/8 teaspoon each at each location near a trail, once in morning and again in the afternoon to monitor the progress. If you just pour it on the ground and especially in grass you really have no idea how much product is available or if they are even taking it. Good luck.

We had a huge ant infestation, with multiple nests around our garden flat. We tried everything—from Nippon baits to spraying the entry points—but nothing really worked. I found Advanced 375A after asking ChatGPT for recommendations. It took a while to arrive, and the situation had become so bad that we were on the verge of paying £400 for a professional exterminator. Then the product arrived. The ants absolutely devoured it, and within just a day we saw a huge improvement. We kept reapplying it as directed, and after a week there were hardly any ants left in the flat. This product really works. It’s pricey, but you get what you pay for, and it’s definitely far less expensive than hiring a professional to deal with the problem. I would happily recommend it to anyone struggling with a serious ant infestation.