I used to have ants colonies under my patio cement tiles (18in by 18in ). I found a way to get rid of the ants without a pesticide. I have an espresso coffee maker. The used grounded espresso grains still contains a lot of caffeine because in espresso machine the contact time the between the coffee and the water is only a few second. The used grounded grains from drip coffee maker will contains less caffeine . I spread the used coffee grains with a broom in the space between the tiles. Then a water the tiles. The water will leach out the caffeine into the compacted crushed stone under the tiles. Caffeine will not kill the ants rapidly. But if you repeat process every few days the amount of ants will diminish and eventually disappear. I also used the grounded coffee in my flower beds.
If that's working for you, then stick with it. Just make sure that the ants are not up all night from a caffeine high. Lol. Thanks for sharing. Be well my friend.
my family has been buying ant baits every year all our life. im so glad I FOUND THIS AND UR CHANNEL AS A WHOLE IS WORTH A MILLION $$$. Thank u Guy. Be well 😊
I appreciate the info. A couple of things I would like to have had covered in the video. 1. How long does a barrier application last until it needs to be re-applied? 2. The chemicals involved and how they affect other insects / animals. For example, based on what I am reading - it is highly toxic to bees so they recommend applying it when pollinators are not active.
For continued control of the ants, you need to reapply outside whenever you start to see activity. If you do that, then you never need to reapply inside. This usually happens between 60 to 90 days, depending upon where you live. The pesticide will not affect mammals. The pesticide is only toxic to bees if it is applied to plants that they pollinate, so do not apply it to flowering plants. You can apply it to the base of the plants and the stems. Bees do not pollinate grass, so there is little risk of harming them by treating the lawn, unless you have dandelions or something. Another reason to mow your lawn prior to treatment. I almost never see bees anymore. Mostly wasps, so I don't worry about it where I am. If you are seeing a lot of bees in the area, then use more caution. Be well my friend.
I live in a rural area with lots of woods nearby. I had carpenter ants in the house and after panicking (lol) I used both sweet and protein bait and also used a bulb duster and treated all the wood around the foundation inside in basement with delta dust. Especially all over in one area where I saw hundreds of them swarming behind a piece of insulation I pulled out after seeing some frass. I checked all around looking for signs. I gave them all a nice coating of delta dust. I avoided insecticide sprays that kill instantly and repel. And as much as I wanted to stomp ants I saw around the house I let them live to carry the poisons. Also sprayed some phantom II spray along trails I saw inside the house and around doors. After doing all this I saw an increase in ant activity…that worried me…but then after a few days I noticed hundreds of dead ants in the basement like they all came out to die. Within a week they were all gone. I also now treat the outside of my house with Taurus SC every 6 months. But it sounds like this solution in your video would have been a lot easier. A lot! Now I will just come to your channel first when I need advice. Thank you. Anyway this ant adventure has stocked me up with several tools for fighting pests going forward and I learned a lot. And also increased hatred of carpenter ants lol. I have woods near my house with lots of dead trees and loose wood. I found a couple of carpenter ant nests about 50 yards from the house in dead stumps. I sprayed them and wiped them out. Even dug one apart and found the queen. Maybe they were coming from there and creating a satellite in my house. I also got rid of all wood outside that was part of landscaping around the house. Some of it had ant signs in it. What an adventure.
That is so kind of you to say. Taurus SC is a great product, but it does not last the 6 months that they claim. It's more like 3 months, so I find using the Bifen XTS every 60 days is more effective. Also, keep in mind that with carpenter ants, the colony you killed inside was most likely a satellite colony. One of the main colonies you killed outside may be the colony invading your home, but it may not be. There could be any number of colonies outside and the one that likes your home may still exist. A new colony may decide to take over as well. You definitely had the right idea when you treated this and you did a great job. Now, just make sure that you don't get them back. The nice thing about doing this treatment outside is that it will kill all sorts of other pests as well. It will make your home almost pest free. The only pests it can't stop are subterranean termites, flying insects that come from adjoining properties, or pests you carry in, like German roaches or bed bugs. You are doing a wonderful job. Well done. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions thank you so much for the quick reply! Great advice. I also this past spring went around to all the fallen trees and stumps at the edge of my property where the woods start, and sprayed all those with Taurus SC and I will do that every year. I agree there are likely several colonies in the area. There are plenty of places for them to nest. Will switch to the Bifen at your suggestion. I am kind of enjoying learning about all this as it’s resolving my problems and I am saving money doing it myself. Your channel is so great for that. You be well also - and thank you.
@@GuysPestSolutions hey just curious, why did all the carpenter ants increase their activity after I had put out poison for them. I mean they were everywhere. It was like they sent out the troops to find me and kill me hahaha! and especially in the basement I found hundreds of dead ants scattered all over the basement floor - they were crawling around everywhere down there, way way more visible. It was like the poison made them all crazy for a while and then they were all dead and I saw no more alive.
@@JakeBlack999 What you are asking is a bit of a complex question. I believe you treated with a deltamethrin dust. This product is not supposed to be repellent, but keep in mind that it is a form of synthetic pyrethrum. Insects are very agitated by pyrethrums. They claim that deltamethrin is a second generation pyrethroid and it is no longer a repellent, but I kind of have my doubts. In any event, when the ants walk through this dust, they will get it on their feet, and they may find it irritating, even if it's is not a repellent. When you use a liquid, the ants don't get it on their feet the same way as with a dust. So, it is possible that the ants were just becoming irritated by the dust. Also, at the same time, they were probably getting sick. Deltamethrin is a fairly quick killing pesticide. Death will usually occur within hours, so if you hit close to the colony with it, I can see how the ants may start to go a little crazy. They are still going to die, but is very possible that you would see a lot of activity take place during this process. This should not have lasted long though. Also, ants remove their dead from the colony. For that reason, it may also have been that you applied the pesticides very close to the colony, and the ants were simply in the process of removing the dead ones. The workers that were removing the dead ants, we're probably also in the process of dying as well. Most likely, it is a combination of all of these things. I hope that helps. We well my friend.
Another great video. Easy to understand and the feature showing the ratio's of water to pesticide make it really simple. And also it's very clear so someone could take a picture on their cell phone of this information to have it handy while they are preparing the solution for spraying. And of course having "Little Guy" as your assistant is always a fun addition. Super fun video to watch.
Hey Guy! Thanks for this information on Carpenter ants. I had been seeing them on and off over the years but this year was worst, I believe they got in behind my brick front through the opening allowing for moisture to escape. Anyway after using the product FilPro I began seeing them die by gangs and I also had a friend spray who owns a pest control cost me $50. Be well Guy and we'll spread the word on your channel.
Another great video from Guy! I got rid of the carpenter ants following his advice but now have a lot of common garden ants to deal with also found a trail of sidewalk ants entering a small hole where my front porch roof meets the house. So will fearlessly attack using Guys approach.
Thanks for a well thought out Video. I use Advion Ant Gel for Sweet Ants in my home. Maybe twice a year, whenever they drop by. I don't disturb them, just put a few drops where they're coming in great results every time
Baiting is a great way to get rid of ants. I always recommend trying bait first because it's cheap and effective. It doesn't always work though. Some species of ants can be tough to get rid of. That's when you need to bring out the big guns. Thanks for sharing. Be well my friend.
Ants annually invade my home July through October, and they appear out of cracks in the woodwork and from behind kitchen cabinets, and they always head straight for the kitchen searching for food. We try to keep food they like in packages, but sometimes they find creative ways in, like through furnace openings in the drywall. Baiting with several different products and methods has failed miserably. You mention in the video not to apply Temprid FX near where food is prepared or eaten, but that is the area that the ants are most drawn to, in addition to the pet bowls. Good video, and I will apply it this year to the rest of the home, but you have any additional suggestions for treating the kitchen and kitchen cabinets?
I am so sorry that you are having this problem. I recommend that you do the exterior treatment every 60 days during months when it is not freezing outside. If the ants are on the counters, try mixing 1 part diatomaceous earth with 4 parts of water in a small bucket and wipe it on the backsplash of the counters. Also wipe some under small appliances, like the coffee maker, toaster, and such as that. You can wipe it on any surfaces where food will not directly touch. It's a slow kill, but it does work. I would also wipe some of this mixture on the bottom of the dog bowls and on the floor under them. The DE is food grade, so you could actually eat some of this stuff and you won't die from it. Not recommended to eat it, but it's pretty safe to use near food preparation areas. You should treat all the baseboards with Temprid FX every 3 months. The DE lasts forever or until you remove it. That should end the problem within a couple of weeks. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@tom_schroeder You are very welcome. I hope this gets it done. If not, please get back to me. I will work with you until you have it resolved. I have other tricks up my sleeve if necessary. Sometimes you need to try different things. Don't worry though. I always get my ants. Be well my friend.
Hello, I love your videos! I followed your advice to get rid of roaches and bought NIBOR-D and it worked! Thanks a lot but now I found a colony of ants going from the outside to the inside of the wall in the house. Will the NIBOR-D work on an ant colony if I spray it outside around the area where it is?
Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. Nibor-D isn't your best bet for ants, and it does not work well outside. There are two ways to approach ants. The cheap and easy way is to bait them, but it does not always work. Still, always my first choice. If it fails, then I go nuclear on them, which is your second option. I have videos on both methods. Going nuclear is a lot more expensive and a lot more work, but it's pretty much a sure thing. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Video on how to bait for ants: ruclips.net/video/64s5br_-F2I/видео.html Video on the nuclear option for ants: ruclips.net/video/arPeidADLpY/видео.html
@@GuysPestSolutions thank you so much for the reply! I will go nuclear 🤣can I use a pump up garden sprayer that I already have with the Bifen XTS Instead of a hose sprayer?
@@bluelix- You can use a pump-up garden sprayer, but it will take forever if you use it to treat your yard. I mean, instead of taking a couple of hours, it may take several days. You will get tired of working on it really fast. The hose end sprayer only costs about $18, so it's well worth the investment. Remember that you really need to soak the lawn well. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions thank you so much for the reply, you are 💯 % right and I will follow your advise. I send you many hugs and best wishes my friend. 😊
Temprid FX can last up to 90 days indoors and only needs to be applied one time, if you keep up on the outside treatment. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Does Temprid FX hold up well outdoors? Amazon doesn't ship Bifen XTS to my country but Temprid FX is okay. I have some Alpine WSG for indoor ant control but it's expensive and doesn't last long outdoors when I tested it.
@@ailluinthethyra6139 Temprid FX can be used outdoors, and it should last about 60 days. Please tell me what country you live in. This would be useful information to me, so that I can share with others. Thanks. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks for the reply. I live in the Philippines & Amazon US seems to change what they can and cannot ship to my country from time to time. A couple of months ago they wouldn't ship Alpine WSG and Temprid FX directly but now I can order both freely. Advion gel bait was also available for shipping previously but now Amazon won't ship it so I had to resort to buying local gel baits like Optigard.
@@ailluinthethyra6139 You are actually lucky that you can get pesticides. A lot of places around the world have restricted the sale of pesticides to licensed operators only, dooming millions of people to a life with roaches, bed bugs, termites, and other pests as well. The Optigard should work okay. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Do you have any suggestions for getting rid of ants in an automobile engine bay. I have baits around the car but they don't seem to be attracting them. Since they can damage electrical wires and cause shorts, I want to get rid of them quickly. Can I use Bifen IT under the hood. Since it is water based, I thought it wouldn't do as much harm as one with solvents like RAID and other household commercial insecticides. If you know of any other approaches or treatments, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
I would recommend a couple of things. Most species of ants do not colonize in cars. So, there is a good chance that the colony is located where you park the car. So, treat under the car and all surfaces of the tires with Talstar P, mixed 1 ounce per gallon of water. Bifen IT is the same thing, but the Bifen has an odor to it, while the Talstar P is odorless. Both will work the same, and the odor will go away after it dries. Talstar P is a little more money, but I prefer the odorless product around a car. You can apply it with a pump-up garden sprayer. Soak the area under the car really well if it's on dirt, grass, gravel, etc. A lighter coat on concrete is okay. This will kill any ants that are traveling to and from the vehicle. Next, you can treat the engine compartment with a water-based pesticide. Talstar P should work well for this too. Again, it is odorless and will leave a nonrepellent barrier on all surfaces where it is applied. You can apply it with a handheld spray bottle. When you mix up that garden sprayer, just pour some in a handheld spray bottle. I recommend buying a 3/4-gallon bottle. You can get a 16-ounce bottle for about $39, which is all you need, but you can get the 3/4-gallon bottle for just $11 more. This product should be applied under your car every 60 days to maintain control, so it's worth the extra $11 to get 6 times the amount to product. I will give you the link. If you want to go a more natural way in the car, you can spray the engine compartment with diatomaceous earth (DE). Mix it one part DE to 4 parts of water. The DE may or may not work and it will be way slower than the Talstar P. The advantage of DE is that it lasts forever or until you remove it. You should still treat under the car and the tires with Talstar P. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Hey Guy, Kathy in Tn. with the acrobat and carpenter ant issue. We were there 2 weeks ago and had monsoon rains. We were going to spray Taurus SC but it was just too wet. Could we use this same garden hose to spray Tarus SC.We have lots on ant colonies in the dead tree stumps about 12 feet from the house. Great video as always.
I haven't heard from you in a while, so I thought you had this thing licked by now. I'm so sorry to hear that it's still giving you problems. Unfortunately, you cannot really apply Taurus SC with a hose end sprayer because it is probably way too thick to get picked up by the siphon tube. To be honest, I've never given it a try, but I have tried other pesticides that have very similar viscosities to Taurus SC, and I wasn't able to dilute it sufficiently to get it to work in a hose end sprayer. There is a possible way to do it, but it is a bit more complicated. The sprayer that I am recommending is what you might call a metered sprayer. It mixes the correct amount of pesticide with the water so that the product coming out of the sprayer is mixed at the correct dilution rate. There is another type of sprayer that you can get that hooks to your hose as well that is not metered. They often call these 20 gallon sprayers. They are more complicated to use because you have to calculate the square feet being treated and the amount of pesticide that you need to treat it. Then you need to figure out how fast you can do the treatment because it's going to be coming out of the sprayer full boogie. So, the more water you add into the sprayer with the pesticide the slower you can go to do the treatment. The problem is that you have to figure out how fast or slow you need to go for the pesticide to be applied at the correct dilution rate. If that sounds complicated, then you are correct. What most people do is they fill the sprayer with water to the level that is recommended for the square footage being treated. Then they spray the area to be treated with plain water to see how long it takes. Once you know how long it takes to treat the area, then you can calculate the correct amount of water for that amount of time. There are some RUclips videos that can show you how to do this, but I can tell you that it is a lot more challenging than simply using a tank sprayer when you were applying Taurus SC. That is why I like to use the Bifen XTS. That works really well in any sprayer you want and it will knock out carpenter ants very effectively. I don't know if you watched my latest video on how to do this, so I'll give you a link to it. You may want to use the Taurus SC for places that you can easily reach with the tank sprayer and then treat the higher up places that you cannot reach with the hose end sprayer and the Bifen XTS. Most of the video is going to show you how to use a tank sprayer, but near the end of the video I show you how to do it with the hose end sprayer and the Bifen XTS, so you can just kind of skip to near the end of the video to obtain the information that you need. I'm so sorry that you were still dealing with this problem. Please keep me posted. Video on how to treat the outside of your house with Bifen XTS: ruclips.net/video/Yozv3s-Qwlw/видео.html
I enjoyed this video. Since you suggest using the Bifen XTS on the ground outside, will it kill beneficial insects such as bees? I have a mosquito problem in my yard. Will this be effective on them, along with the ants?
Pesticides do not discriminate against bugs. Pretty much the nervous system of most pests work the same way. Therefore, if you apply a pesticide to your lawn, it is going to kill the mosquitoes and the ants, but you have to be careful not to kill the bees as well. To avoid killing bees, you need to know how they operate. The reason bees hang out is because they are pollinating stuff. The thing is though that they do not pollinate everything. For example, they do not pollinate grass. Grass is pollinated by the wind. For the most part, bees pollinate flowering plants. Therefore, if you do not apply a pesticide on the actual flowering part of the plants, you run very little risk of harming any bees. You can apply pesticides to the ground below the plants, and even on the plant stems as well. So, if bees are a concern, and I think they should be, then simply look up the different plants that you have in your yard, and see if they are pollinated by bees. If you have a vegetable garden or fruit trees, these are things that are most likely pollinated by bees. Naturally, most flowers you have would also be pollinated like bees. Not all though. There are some flowering plants that a pollinated by birds or other species of insects. As a general rule though, when in doubt, just don't treat the flowering part of any plants. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
The only reason for the hose end sprayer is to reach high places. A battery operated sprayer will usually not reach heights of 25 feet. However, the more pressure (PSI) that the sprayer puts out, the higher it will reach. You can also use a ladder to reach high places as well. The hose end sprayer just makes is way faster and easier. If reaching high places is not an issue, then using a tank sprayer is fine. Be well my friend.
4 teaspoons boric acid to 64 oz apple juice. Shake well. Add a little to bottle caps or cup or jar or whatever you like. Place near ants. Refill as needed and in a week or so the ants will disappear. Yellow jackets and hornets love this as well. Just add a little stick or 2 so they can safely crawl in and out to take the bait home. You don't want them falling in.
That sort of thing works a lot of the time, but not always. It depends on the species. This video is for people who have tried baiting and it is not working. What I am recommending will end the problem every time. I do agree that trying a bait first is a good idea, and oftentimes that is all you need. Be well my friend.
Hi guy. I am currently combating termites and I have followed your other videos but this question is about Ants. I just ordered some Taurus SC to spray around my fence and house for ants/roaches. But now i see this video for Bifen XTS. Is the Taurus SC still adequate for handling Ants in general?
The Taurus SC creates a wonderful barrier against ants and other pests that want to enter your home. The thing is though that there are probably millions of ants in your yard, so while just treating around your home will stop most of the ants, sometimes it's not enough and you need to treat the yard. Bifen XTS is the best product for doing that and you can also use it instead of the Taurus SC. When I moved into my house here in Florida, there was a massive fire ant colony under the house. To get rid of them, I had to treat the yard. Hey, they had to get food from somewhere. There were thousands of them under there and they were not eating in the house, so they must have been foraging for food in the yard. So, that's where I went after them. It worked. If they went in the yard, they died. If they didn't, they starved to death. Some did start to come in the house looking for food, but I treated them inside when that happened. Apparently, they were traveling under the ground, so they did not cross my exterior barrier. This can happen with ants. They sometimes do go under the barrier. So, most of the time, treating the exterior of the house will work, but there are times when you do need to treat the entire yard. I now treat the yard and the house with a hose end sprayer and Bifen XTS. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks so much for the information! Your other videos helped me with my termite problem and i am so thankful to not have to pay someone loads of money. Ill take this advice and keep learning!
Guy, I was hoping I could get advice on some termites I need to get rid of. A few days ago, I noticed frass on my hardwood floor. There is only one hole I could find and by the speckled look, it is termite frass. I rent an old historic house and want to try and deal with the issue myself bc the landlord may hold it against me plus each time they come, I have to hide my cat bc I’m only supposed to have dogs. It’s a huge hassle. I’m worried about the house being fumed bc my mom has asthma and I’d have to find somewhere to go with my animals so that wouldn’t be the best solution for my family. I was looking up nematodes and Fipro. Nematodes seem promising bc it can spread and infect the whole colony. Can I do Borin Acid in water and put some in the hole without destroying the wood floor? What would be the best treatment I can do at home on my own? I’m in Northern California across from the bend in CA by the way. Don’t know what species I’m dealing with but I think maybe dry wood termites. I’m just outside of the red map you show on many videos so idk though.
I'm so sorry that you're having this problem, and it sounds like you really have your hands full. What you are describing does sound like it may be drywood termites, but let's make sure before we start to treat them. If these guys are drywood termites then you are going to continue to see them produce frass. Take a close look at the frass and see if it looks like tiny pellets or if it looks more like a powder. If it looks like tiny pellets, and there's a very small hole above the pile somewhere, then you most likely have drywood termites. If it looks more like a fine powder, or sawdust, then you may be looking at something entirely different. For now, let's assume that they are drywood termites. It is important to understand how drywood termites work. They enter through cracks and crevices around windows, doors, the eaves, pipe penetrations, and so forth. Most of the time, they enter through several locations. That is because a swarm of them attacked the house at the same time. If there was a crack or a crevice, then they probably found it. After they established their galleries, which will be inside the wood, it will take four to seven years for them to be able to swarm. Now that they are in the house, the swarmers will use holes that are in the studs to travel through the walls. Those holes in the studs were created by the electricians to run the electrical wiring. Not only are these holes going through the studs, but holes were drilled into the attic for the light switches and to run some of the wiring for the outlets. So, the termites now have easy access throughout the attic and the walls. If you have a basement or crawl space, they have access to that as well. Most of the time, you will have no idea that they are in the walls, because the frass is inside the wall. To make matters worse, if you have drywood termites, then your neighbors have them too. That means you have been getting swarmed for as long as they have existed in the neighborhood. Most likely, we're talking about years, so it's a safe bet that you have these guys in many locations in the house.
I always hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you have drywood termites, the only sure way to get rid of them is to fumigate. I understand that this would be problematic for you, but the good news is that it is something that would be paid for by the owner. You do need to vacate the building for about a week, but the gas will not affect your mom's asthma when you return. If the landlord chooses to fumigate, then all people and pets need to be out of the building. You can try spot treating it yourself, but that is not advisable. First of all, the termites are destroying the building and telling the owner is the right thing to do. Language requiring you to disclose it to the owner may even be in the lease. Also, it is virtually impossible to find all the termite galleries when you spot treat. That mean the damage will continue to take place until it is fumigated. Spot treating will slow up the damage somewhat, but it will not stop it. It's kind of like playing whack-a-mole. You will always be finding new galleries to treat and you will not even know about the ones behind the wall. If you report this to the owner, then you need to tell him to contact me. Like I said before, if you have drywood termites, then your neighbors have them as well. Since drywood termites swarm every year, it is almost a certainty that you will be reinfested within a year after the fumigation is done. The only way to prevent this is to do a preventive treatment on the house every 60 to 90 days. Most pest controllers will not do this, so it is something that you or the owner would need to do. I have a video on how to do that and I will place a link below. This treatment needs to begin before the tent goes up to do the fumigation. Most people do not understand any of this and the pest control companies generally do not explain it. The owner probably will not take your advice to contact me, but at least you told him. If he fails to do the preventive treatment, then the house WILL be reinfested. At the end of the day though, all you can do is make the owner aware of the problem and the need to contact me. What he does with that information is on him. Please get back to me if you find out that this is not drywood termites. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Video on how to prevent drywood termites: ruclips.net/video/neNsmVbj8Pc/видео.html
Video on how to spot treat drywood termites: ruclips.net/video/U7ck7zhS0Xo/видео.html
Yes. I know of no species where this will not work. Sometimes it will not kill the ants themselves, but it will kill their food supply. No food, no ants. Ants usually eat other bugs. If they eat a bug that was killed by the pesticide, they will die as well. So, there is no escaping for them, even in the rare case where they are resistant to it. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
To be totally honest, I have never encountered wood slave lizards, but I do know that they like to invade homes and they are harmless. Of course, who wants those things in their house? Anyway, if it were me, I would go around the outside of the house and seal up any openings where they may get in. Make sure that the door sweeps are tight. It's kind of like mice. If they can't find a way in, then the problem should go away. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Nice to hear from you Jeffrey. This is safe for toddlers after it dries. You just want them in a different room while you are treating. After it dries, they can actually play on it. Remember that you are mostly using it on baseboards, door entrances, and that sort of thing. Sometimes you need to treat a wall, but generally nowhere the kids would be playing on it anyway. So, let it dry and the kids will be perfectly safe. Be well Jeffrey.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks again, Guy! Looks like the Temprid FX isn't available for sale in Maryland (I think this is due to the Imadicloprid content). Oh well.
@@JeffreyBoye Try using Onslaught-Fastcap. I think they will ship that to you. It's primarily for spiders and scorpions, but it works well for ants too. Be well Jeffrey. www.domyown.com/onslaught-fastcap-spider-and-scorpion-insecticide-p-2579.html
We live in the mountains. Is this something that we would be worried about hurting other living creatures, such as bees, lizard, deer, fox, squirrels, birds, etc?
What your asking is a bit of a complicated question. The pesticides do not harm mammals. However, pesticides do not discriminate against most bugs. So, when you apply a pesticide to any surface, whether it's outside or inside, and if that pesticide is formulated to have a residual action, then any pests that cross it are likely going to die. This is where it gets just a little bit complex. Flying and insects, such as bees, are not going to be harmed by the pesticide that I recommend in my video. That is because insects can usually identify it as harmful, and they stay away from it. Also, bees do not tend to land on any sort of plants that they will not be pollinating. For example, they do not pollinate grass. Grass is pollinated by the wind. So, it is probably not a good idea to spray any pesticides on flowering plants. At least not on the flowering part of the plant. It is perfectly okay to spray the pesticide on the base of the plants and the stems. Now, let's talk about the mammals. I told you that the pesticides do not harm the mammals, but if you kill off all the bugs in your yard, then smaller critters, like lizards, frogs, toads, small snakes, and that sort of thing will no longer have a food supply. When the smaller critters no longer have a food supply they tend to move on to other areas. If you've ever watched The Lion King, then you know about the circle of life. It's pretty much the same thing in your yard. When you break the food chain, pretty much all of the life forms move on to greener pastures. Still, when it comes to mammals, they will still cross your property on their way to other locations. That means, if you have deer or something like that that typically cross your property, they will continue to do that. This may or may not affect things like squirrels because they are omnivores. I think their main diet consists mostly of fruits, nuts, and seeds, but I think they are also capable of eating insects as well. So, even though some of their food supply may be gone, the surrounding trees will probably provide them with an ample supply of food. So, the bottom line is that treating your yard will probably result in the elimination of not only the ants, but most other bugs as well, and probably you'll also reduce or eliminate things like snakes over time. You will not be doing any harm to any of the mammals. Sorry for the long explanation, but this is a somewhat complex topic. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Are you seeing the ants outside or inside the house? Are the ants a solid red color or are by partly black? How long are they? Please tell me where you live. Location matters.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks for your quick response! On 2 acre lot in Arizona, there are several ant hills. They are not coming into the house, they are solid red/orange ants, not partially black, about 1/2" long.
These guys sound a lot like red harvester ants. They typically do not invade homes, and are thought to be beneficial to the environment. A lot of people encourage their presence on the property. However, they do have a painful sting. Not as painful as fire ants, but you don't want to get stung by them either. Therefore, many people want to get rid of the mounds. The truth is that I have never actually encountered them. However, I think I would try treating them the same way that I would treat a fire ant mound. I have used this treatment on a variety of species, and it always works, even though the product is sold specifically for fire ants. Please watch my video on how to treat fire ants, and it will explain everything that you need to do. The product is very cheap to purchase and it works overnight on fire ants. My guess is it will work overnight for you as well. If you give it a try, please get back to me and let me know if you are successful. If not, then I'll come up with another solution for you that is a little bit more traditional. I think wheat I am suggesting though will knock them out really fast. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Video on how to treat fire ants: ruclips.net/video/VReLWuT-jcQ/видео.html
This video will get it done or you can bait for them. I have a video on how to bait for ghost ants. I will give you the link to it. I hope that helps. Be well Nadina. Video on how to bait for ghost ants: ruclips.net/video/Ycq7EIEkzXQ/видео.html
Thanks. How did that typo get past the copy editor? Lol. I got it fixed. I appreciate that you pointed it out. I can't believe that I didn't see it myself. Be well my friend.
Thank you for those kind words. I was only supposed to do it during the pandemic, but it appears as if the need is way greater than I anticipated. It looks like this is going to be my life now. Who would have thought? I guess you never know what life is going to send your way. Be well my friend.
I live in a rural area with lots of woods nearby. I had carpenter ants in the house and after panicking (lol) I used both sweet and protein bait and also used a bulb duster and treated all the wood around the foundation inside in basement with delta dust. Especially all over in one area where I saw hundreds of them swarming behind a piece of insulation I pulled out after seeing some frass. I checked all around looking for signs. I gave them all a nice coating of delta dust. I avoided insecticide sprays that kill instantly and repel. And as much as I wanted to stomp ants I saw around the house I let them live to carry the poisons. Also sprayed some phantom II spray along trails I saw inside the house and around doors. After doing all this I saw an increase in ant activity…that worried me…but then after a few days I noticed hundreds of dead ants in the basement like they all came out to die. Within a week they were all gone. I also now treat the outside of my house with Taurus SC every 6 months. But it sounds like this solution in your video would have been a lot easier. A lot! Now I will just come to your channel first when I need advice. Thank you. Anyway this ant adventure has stocked me up with several tools for fighting pests going forward and I learned a lot. And also increased hatred of carpenter ants lol. I have woods near my house with lots of dead trees and loose wood. I found a couple of carpenter ant nests about 50 yards from the house in dead stumps. I sprayed them and wiped them out. Even dug one apart and found the queen. Maybe they were coming from there and creating a satellite in my house. I also got rid of all wood outside that was part of landscaping around the house. Some of it had ant signs in it. What an adventure.
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I used to have ants colonies under my patio cement tiles (18in by 18in ). I found a way to get rid of the ants without a pesticide.
I have an espresso coffee maker. The used grounded espresso grains still contains a lot of caffeine because in espresso machine the contact time the between the coffee and the water is only a few second. The used grounded grains from drip coffee maker will contains less caffeine .
I spread the used coffee grains with a broom in the space between the tiles. Then a water the tiles. The water will leach out the caffeine into the compacted crushed stone under the tiles.
Caffeine will not kill the ants rapidly. But if you repeat process every few days the amount of ants will diminish and eventually disappear.
I also used the grounded coffee in my flower beds.
If that's working for you, then stick with it. Just make sure that the ants are not up all night from a caffeine high. Lol. Thanks for sharing. Be well my friend.
my family has been buying ant baits every year all our life. im so glad I FOUND THIS AND UR CHANNEL AS A WHOLE IS WORTH A MILLION $$$. Thank u Guy. Be well 😊
I appreciate the info. A couple of things I would like to have had covered in the video.
1. How long does a barrier application last until it needs to be re-applied?
2. The chemicals involved and how they affect other insects / animals. For example, based on what I am reading - it is highly toxic to bees so they recommend applying it when pollinators are not active.
For continued control of the ants, you need to reapply outside whenever you start to see activity. If you do that, then you never need to reapply inside. This usually happens between 60 to 90 days, depending upon where you live. The pesticide will not affect mammals. The pesticide is only toxic to bees if it is applied to plants that they pollinate, so do not apply it to flowering plants. You can apply it to the base of the plants and the stems. Bees do not pollinate grass, so there is little risk of harming them by treating the lawn, unless you have dandelions or something. Another reason to mow your lawn prior to treatment. I almost never see bees anymore. Mostly wasps, so I don't worry about it where I am. If you are seeing a lot of bees in the area, then use more caution.
Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thank you for the reply / answers
@@davidbwa You are very welcome. Be well my friend.
I live in a rural area with lots of woods nearby. I had carpenter ants in the house and after panicking (lol) I used both sweet and protein bait and also used a bulb duster and treated all the wood around the foundation inside in basement with delta dust. Especially all over in one area where I saw hundreds of them swarming behind a piece of insulation I pulled out after seeing some frass. I checked all around looking for signs. I gave them all a nice coating of delta dust. I avoided insecticide sprays that kill instantly and repel. And as much as I wanted to stomp ants I saw around the house I let them live to carry the poisons. Also sprayed some phantom II spray along trails I saw inside the house and around doors. After doing all this I saw an increase in ant activity…that worried me…but then after a few days I noticed hundreds of dead ants in the basement like they all came out to die. Within a week they were all gone. I also now treat the outside of my house with Taurus SC every 6 months. But it sounds like this solution in your video would have been a lot easier. A lot! Now I will just come to your channel first when I need advice. Thank you. Anyway this ant adventure has stocked me up with several tools for fighting pests going forward and I learned a lot. And also increased hatred of carpenter ants lol. I have woods near my house with lots of dead trees and loose wood. I found a couple of carpenter ant nests about 50 yards from the house in dead stumps. I sprayed them and wiped them out. Even dug one apart and found the queen. Maybe they were coming from there and creating a satellite in my house. I also got rid of all wood outside that was part of landscaping around the house. Some of it had ant signs in it. What an adventure.
That is so kind of you to say. Taurus SC is a great product, but it does not last the 6 months that they claim. It's more like 3 months, so I find using the Bifen XTS every 60 days is more effective. Also, keep in mind that with carpenter ants, the colony you killed inside was most likely a satellite colony. One of the main colonies you killed outside may be the colony invading your home, but it may not be. There could be any number of colonies outside and the one that likes your home may still exist. A new colony may decide to take over as well. You definitely had the right idea when you treated this and you did a great job. Now, just make sure that you don't get them back. The nice thing about doing this treatment outside is that it will kill all sorts of other pests as well. It will make your home almost pest free. The only pests it can't stop are subterranean termites, flying insects that come from adjoining properties, or pests you carry in, like German roaches or bed bugs. You are doing a wonderful job. Well done. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions thank you so much for the quick reply! Great advice. I also this past spring went around to all the fallen trees and stumps at the edge of my property where the woods start, and sprayed all those with Taurus SC and I will do that every year. I agree there are likely several colonies in the area. There are plenty of places for them to nest. Will switch to the Bifen at your suggestion. I am kind of enjoying learning about all this as it’s resolving my problems and I am saving money doing it myself. Your channel is so great for that. You be well also - and thank you.
@@GuysPestSolutions hey just curious, why did all the carpenter ants increase their activity after I had put out poison for them. I mean they were everywhere. It was like they sent out the troops to find me and kill me hahaha! and especially in the basement I found hundreds of dead ants scattered all over the basement floor - they were crawling around everywhere down there, way way more visible. It was like the poison made them all crazy for a while and then they were all dead and I saw no more alive.
@@JakeBlack999 What you are asking is a bit of a complex question. I believe you treated with a deltamethrin dust. This product is not supposed to be repellent, but keep in mind that it is a form of synthetic pyrethrum. Insects are very agitated by pyrethrums. They claim that deltamethrin is a second generation pyrethroid and it is no longer a repellent, but I kind of have my doubts. In any event, when the ants walk through this dust, they will get it on their feet, and they may find it irritating, even if it's is not a repellent. When you use a liquid, the ants don't get it on their feet the same way as with a dust. So, it is possible that the ants were just becoming irritated by the dust. Also, at the same time, they were probably getting sick. Deltamethrin is a fairly quick killing pesticide. Death will usually occur within hours, so if you hit close to the colony with it, I can see how the ants may start to go a little crazy. They are still going to die, but is very possible that you would see a lot of activity take place during this process. This should not have lasted long though. Also, ants remove their dead from the colony. For that reason, it may also have been that you applied the pesticides very close to the colony, and the ants were simply in the process of removing the dead ones. The workers that were removing the dead ants, we're probably also in the process of dying as well. Most likely, it is a combination of all of these things.
I hope that helps. We well my friend.
@@JakeBlack999 You are very welcome. Be well my friend.
Another great video. Easy to understand and the feature showing the ratio's of water to pesticide make it really simple. And also it's very clear so someone could take a picture on their cell phone of this information to have it handy while they are preparing the solution for spraying. And of course having "Little Guy" as your assistant is always a fun addition. Super fun video to watch.
Thank you so much Chris. I always love your comments.
Hey Guy! Thanks for this information on Carpenter ants. I had been seeing them on and off over the years but this year was worst, I believe they got in behind my brick front through the opening allowing for moisture to escape. Anyway after using the product FilPro I began seeing them die by gangs and I also had a friend spray who owns a pest control cost me $50. Be well Guy and we'll spread the word on your channel.
You are very welcome. Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. Be well my friend.
Another great video from Guy! I got rid of the carpenter ants following his advice but now have a lot of common garden ants to deal with also found a trail of sidewalk ants entering a small hole where my front porch roof meets the house. So will fearlessly attack using Guys approach.
Thank you for those kind words. I promise that this will work. It never fails. Be well my friend.
Thanks for a well thought out Video. I use Advion Ant Gel for Sweet Ants in my home. Maybe twice a year, whenever they drop by. I don't disturb them, just put a few drops where they're coming in great results every time
Baiting is a great way to get rid of ants. I always recommend trying bait first because it's cheap and effective. It doesn't always work though. Some species of ants can be tough to get rid of. That's when you need to bring out the big guns. Thanks for sharing. Be well my friend.
Thanks! Good timing on this video because we have tons of ants in our backyard that I’m wanting to get rid of! 🐜 🐜
You are very welcome. This should get it done. Be well my friend.
Ants annually invade my home July through October, and they appear out of cracks in the woodwork and from behind kitchen cabinets, and they always head straight for the kitchen searching for food. We try to keep food they like in packages, but sometimes they find creative ways in, like through furnace openings in the drywall. Baiting with several different products and methods has failed miserably. You mention in the video not to apply Temprid FX near where food is prepared or eaten, but that is the area that the ants are most drawn to, in addition to the pet bowls. Good video, and I will apply it this year to the rest of the home, but you have any additional suggestions for treating the kitchen and kitchen cabinets?
I am so sorry that you are having this problem. I recommend that you do the exterior treatment every 60 days during months when it is not freezing outside. If the ants are on the counters, try mixing 1 part diatomaceous earth with 4 parts of water in a small bucket and wipe it on the backsplash of the counters. Also wipe some under small appliances, like the coffee maker, toaster, and such as that. You can wipe it on any surfaces where food will not directly touch. It's a slow kill, but it does work. I would also wipe some of this mixture on the bottom of the dog bowls and on the floor under them. The DE is food grade, so you could actually eat some of this stuff and you won't die from it. Not recommended to eat it, but it's pretty safe to use near food preparation areas. You should treat all the baseboards with Temprid FX every 3 months. The DE lasts forever or until you remove it. That should end the problem within a couple of weeks. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutionsThank you for the great suggestion. I am so appreciative of your videos and attention. 🙏
@@tom_schroeder You are very welcome. I hope this gets it done. If not, please get back to me. I will work with you until you have it resolved. I have other tricks up my sleeve if necessary. Sometimes you need to try different things. Don't worry though. I always get my ants. Be well my friend.
Hello, I love your videos! I followed your advice to get rid of roaches and bought NIBOR-D and it worked! Thanks a lot but now I found a colony of ants going from the outside to the inside of the wall in the house. Will the NIBOR-D work on an ant colony if I spray it outside around the area where it is?
Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. Nibor-D isn't your best bet for ants, and it does not work well outside. There are two ways to approach ants. The cheap and easy way is to bait them, but it does not always work. Still, always my first choice. If it fails, then I go nuclear on them, which is your second option. I have videos on both methods. Going nuclear is a lot more expensive and a lot more work, but it's pretty much a sure thing. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Video on how to bait for ants: ruclips.net/video/64s5br_-F2I/видео.html
Video on the nuclear option for ants: ruclips.net/video/arPeidADLpY/видео.html
@@GuysPestSolutions thank you so much for the reply! I will go nuclear 🤣can I use a pump up garden sprayer that I already have with the Bifen XTS Instead of a hose sprayer?
@@bluelix- You can use a pump-up garden sprayer, but it will take forever if you use it to treat your yard. I mean, instead of taking a couple of hours, it may take several days. You will get tired of working on it really fast. The hose end sprayer only costs about $18, so it's well worth the investment. Remember that you really need to soak the lawn well. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions thank you so much for the reply, you are 💯 % right and I will follow your advise. I send you many hugs and best wishes my friend. 😊
@@bluelix- You are very welcome. Thanks for saying that. Be well my friend.
Hey Guy How long is the residual with temprid fx or how often should I retreat?
Temprid FX can last up to 90 days indoors and only needs to be applied one time, if you keep up on the outside treatment. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Does Temprid FX hold up well outdoors? Amazon doesn't ship Bifen XTS to my country but Temprid FX is okay.
I have some Alpine WSG for indoor ant control but it's expensive and doesn't last long outdoors when I tested it.
@@ailluinthethyra6139 Temprid FX can be used outdoors, and it should last about 60 days. Please tell me what country you live in. This would be useful information to me, so that I can share with others. Thanks. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks for the reply.
I live in the Philippines & Amazon US seems to change what they can and cannot ship to my country from time to time.
A couple of months ago they wouldn't ship Alpine WSG and Temprid FX directly but now I can order both freely.
Advion gel bait was also available for shipping previously but now Amazon won't ship it so I had to resort to buying local gel baits like Optigard.
@@ailluinthethyra6139 You are actually lucky that you can get pesticides. A lot of places around the world have restricted the sale of pesticides to licensed operators only, dooming millions of people to a life with roaches, bed bugs, termites, and other pests as well. The Optigard should work okay. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Do you have any suggestions for getting rid of ants in an automobile engine bay. I have baits around the car but they don't seem to be attracting them. Since they can damage electrical wires and cause shorts, I want to get rid of them quickly. Can I use Bifen IT under the hood. Since it is water based, I thought it wouldn't do as much harm as one with solvents like RAID and other household commercial insecticides. If you know of any other approaches or treatments, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
I would recommend a couple of things. Most species of ants do not colonize in cars. So, there is a good chance that the colony is located where you park the car. So, treat under the car and all surfaces of the tires with Talstar P, mixed 1 ounce per gallon of water. Bifen IT is the same thing, but the Bifen has an odor to it, while the Talstar P is odorless. Both will work the same, and the odor will go away after it dries. Talstar P is a little more money, but I prefer the odorless product around a car. You can apply it with a pump-up garden sprayer. Soak the area under the car really well if it's on dirt, grass, gravel, etc. A lighter coat on concrete is okay. This will kill any ants that are traveling to and from the vehicle. Next, you can treat the engine compartment with a water-based pesticide. Talstar P should work well for this too. Again, it is odorless and will leave a nonrepellent barrier on all surfaces where it is applied. You can apply it with a handheld spray bottle. When you mix up that garden sprayer, just pour some in a handheld spray bottle. I recommend buying a 3/4-gallon bottle. You can get a 16-ounce bottle for about $39, which is all you need, but you can get the 3/4-gallon bottle for just $11 more. This product should be applied under your car every 60 days to maintain control, so it's worth the extra $11 to get 6 times the amount to product. I will give you the link. If you want to go a more natural way in the car, you can spray the engine compartment with diatomaceous earth (DE). Mix it one part DE to 4 parts of water. The DE may or may not work and it will be way slower than the Talstar P. The advantage of DE is that it lasts forever or until you remove it. You should still treat under the car and the tires with Talstar P.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
thanks
You are very welcome. Be well my friend.
I have a few miracle grow sprayers, u think they'd be the same? Thanks 😊.
No. They are much different. I don't recommend them. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Hey Guy, Kathy in Tn. with the acrobat and carpenter ant issue. We were there 2 weeks ago and had monsoon rains. We were going to spray Taurus SC but it was just too wet. Could we use this same garden hose to spray Tarus SC.We have lots on ant colonies in the dead tree stumps about 12 feet from the house. Great video as always.
I haven't heard from you in a while, so I thought you had this thing licked by now. I'm so sorry to hear that it's still giving you problems. Unfortunately, you cannot really apply Taurus SC with a hose end sprayer because it is probably way too thick to get picked up by the siphon tube. To be honest, I've never given it a try, but I have tried other pesticides that have very similar viscosities to Taurus SC, and I wasn't able to dilute it sufficiently to get it to work in a hose end sprayer. There is a possible way to do it, but it is a bit more complicated. The sprayer that I am recommending is what you might call a metered sprayer. It mixes the correct amount of pesticide with the water so that the product coming out of the sprayer is mixed at the correct dilution rate. There is another type of sprayer that you can get that hooks to your hose as well that is not metered. They often call these 20 gallon sprayers. They are more complicated to use because you have to calculate the square feet being treated and the amount of pesticide that you need to treat it. Then you need to figure out how fast you can do the treatment because it's going to be coming out of the sprayer full boogie. So, the more water you add into the sprayer with the pesticide the slower you can go to do the treatment. The problem is that you have to figure out how fast or slow you need to go for the pesticide to be applied at the correct dilution rate. If that sounds complicated, then you are correct. What most people do is they fill the sprayer with water to the level that is recommended for the square footage being treated. Then they spray the area to be treated with plain water to see how long it takes. Once you know how long it takes to treat the area, then you can calculate the correct amount of water for that amount of time. There are some RUclips videos that can show you how to do this, but I can tell you that it is a lot more challenging than simply using a tank sprayer when you were applying Taurus SC. That is why I like to use the Bifen XTS. That works really well in any sprayer you want and it will knock out carpenter ants very effectively. I don't know if you watched my latest video on how to do this, so I'll give you a link to it. You may want to use the Taurus SC for places that you can easily reach with the tank sprayer and then treat the higher up places that you cannot reach with the hose end sprayer and the Bifen XTS. Most of the video is going to show you how to use a tank sprayer, but near the end of the video I show you how to do it with the hose end sprayer and the Bifen XTS, so you can just kind of skip to near the end of the video to obtain the information that you need.
I'm so sorry that you were still dealing with this problem. Please keep me posted.
Video on how to treat the outside of your house with Bifen XTS: ruclips.net/video/Yozv3s-Qwlw/видео.html
@@GuysPestSolutions Hi Guy, I sent you an email response.
@@kellymac76 I received it and responded. Be well Kathy.
I enjoyed this video. Since you suggest using the Bifen XTS on the ground outside, will it kill beneficial insects such as bees? I have a mosquito problem in my yard. Will this be effective on them, along with the ants?
Pesticides do not discriminate against bugs. Pretty much the nervous system of most pests work the same way. Therefore, if you apply a pesticide to your lawn, it is going to kill the mosquitoes and the ants, but you have to be careful not to kill the bees as well. To avoid killing bees, you need to know how they operate. The reason bees hang out is because they are pollinating stuff. The thing is though that they do not pollinate everything. For example, they do not pollinate grass. Grass is pollinated by the wind. For the most part, bees pollinate flowering plants. Therefore, if you do not apply a pesticide on the actual flowering part of the plants, you run very little risk of harming any bees. You can apply pesticides to the ground below the plants, and even on the plant stems as well. So, if bees are a concern, and I think they should be, then simply look up the different plants that you have in your yard, and see if they are pollinated by bees. If you have a vegetable garden or fruit trees, these are things that are most likely pollinated by bees. Naturally, most flowers you have would also be pollinated like bees. Not all though. There are some flowering plants that a pollinated by birds or other species of insects. As a general rule though, when in doubt, just don't treat the flowering part of any plants.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Hi Guy, Will a 4 gallon battery powered sprayer replace the hose sprayer?
The only reason for the hose end sprayer is to reach high places. A battery operated sprayer will usually not reach heights of 25 feet. However, the more pressure (PSI) that the sprayer puts out, the higher it will reach. You can also use a ladder to reach high places as well. The hose end sprayer just makes is way faster and easier. If reaching high places is not an issue, then using a tank sprayer is fine. Be well my friend.
4 teaspoons boric acid to 64 oz apple juice. Shake well. Add a little to bottle caps or cup or jar or whatever you like. Place near ants. Refill as needed and in a week or so the ants will disappear. Yellow jackets and hornets love this as well. Just add a little stick or 2 so they can safely crawl in and out to take the bait home. You don't want them falling in.
That sort of thing works a lot of the time, but not always. It depends on the species. This video is for people who have tried baiting and it is not working. What I am recommending will end the problem every time. I do agree that trying a bait first is a good idea, and oftentimes that is all you need. Be well my friend.
Thank you, this is sounding a lot more practical for me because we also have boric acid in my country. Will try this. Be blessed❤
Does this work on crazy ants
This should work on all species of ants. Be well my friend.
Hi guy. I am currently combating termites and I have followed your other videos but this question is about Ants. I just ordered some Taurus SC to spray around my fence and house for ants/roaches. But now i see this video for Bifen XTS. Is the Taurus SC still adequate for handling Ants in general?
The Taurus SC creates a wonderful barrier against ants and other pests that want to enter your home. The thing is though that there are probably millions of ants in your yard, so while just treating around your home will stop most of the ants, sometimes it's not enough and you need to treat the yard. Bifen XTS is the best product for doing that and you can also use it instead of the Taurus SC. When I moved into my house here in Florida, there was a massive fire ant colony under the house. To get rid of them, I had to treat the yard. Hey, they had to get food from somewhere. There were thousands of them under there and they were not eating in the house, so they must have been foraging for food in the yard. So, that's where I went after them. It worked. If they went in the yard, they died. If they didn't, they starved to death. Some did start to come in the house looking for food, but I treated them inside when that happened. Apparently, they were traveling under the ground, so they did not cross my exterior barrier. This can happen with ants. They sometimes do go under the barrier. So, most of the time, treating the exterior of the house will work, but there are times when you do need to treat the entire yard. I now treat the yard and the house with a hose end sprayer and Bifen XTS. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks so much for the information! Your other videos helped me with my termite problem and i am so thankful to not have to pay someone loads of money. Ill take this advice and keep learning!
@@Lipster09TwitchTV You are very welcome. Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. Be well my friend.
are they toxic?
The pesticides are safe for children to play on after they dry. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Guy, I was hoping I could get advice on some termites I need to get rid of. A few days ago, I noticed frass on my hardwood floor. There is only one hole I could find and by the speckled look, it is termite frass. I rent an old historic house and want to try and deal with the issue myself bc the landlord may hold it against me plus each time they come, I have to hide my cat bc I’m only supposed to have dogs. It’s a huge hassle. I’m worried about the house being fumed bc my mom has asthma and I’d have to find somewhere to go with my animals so that wouldn’t be the best solution for my family. I was looking up nematodes and Fipro. Nematodes seem promising bc it can spread and infect the whole colony. Can I do Borin Acid in water and put some in the hole without destroying the wood floor? What would be the best treatment I can do at home on my own? I’m in Northern California across from the bend in CA by the way. Don’t know what species I’m dealing with but I think maybe dry wood termites. I’m just outside of the red map you show on many videos so idk though.
I'm so sorry that you're having this problem, and it sounds like you really have your hands full. What you are describing does sound like it may be drywood termites, but let's make sure before we start to treat them. If these guys are drywood termites then you are going to continue to see them produce frass. Take a close look at the frass and see if it looks like tiny pellets or if it looks more like a powder. If it looks like tiny pellets, and there's a very small hole above the pile somewhere, then you most likely have drywood termites. If it looks more like a fine powder, or sawdust, then you may be looking at something entirely different. For now, let's assume that they are drywood termites.
It is important to understand how drywood termites work. They enter through cracks and crevices around windows, doors, the eaves, pipe penetrations, and so forth. Most of the time, they enter through several locations. That is because a swarm of them attacked the house at the same time. If there was a crack or a crevice, then they probably found it. After they established their galleries, which will be inside the wood, it will take four to seven years for them to be able to swarm. Now that they are in the house, the swarmers will use holes that are in the studs to travel through the walls. Those holes in the studs were created by the electricians to run the electrical wiring. Not only are these holes going through the studs, but holes were drilled into the attic for the light switches and to run some of the wiring for the outlets. So, the termites now have easy access throughout the attic and the walls. If you have a basement or crawl space, they have access to that as well. Most of the time, you will have no idea that they are in the walls, because the frass is inside the wall. To make matters worse, if you have drywood termites, then your neighbors have them too. That means you have been getting swarmed for as long as they have existed in the neighborhood. Most likely, we're talking about years, so it's a safe bet that you have these guys in many locations in the house.
I always hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you have drywood termites, the only sure way to get rid of them is to fumigate. I understand that this would be problematic for you, but the good news is that it is something that would be paid for by the owner. You do need to vacate the building for about a week, but the gas will not affect your mom's asthma when you return. If the landlord chooses to fumigate, then all people and pets need to be out of the building. You can try spot treating it yourself, but that is not advisable. First of all, the termites are destroying the building and telling the owner is the right thing to do. Language requiring you to disclose it to the owner may even be in the lease. Also, it is virtually impossible to find all the termite galleries when you spot treat. That mean the damage will continue to take place until it is fumigated. Spot treating will slow up the damage somewhat, but it will not stop it. It's kind of like playing whack-a-mole. You will always be finding new galleries to treat and you will not even know about the ones behind the wall.
If you report this to the owner, then you need to tell him to contact me. Like I said before, if you have drywood termites, then your neighbors have them as well. Since drywood termites swarm every year, it is almost a certainty that you will be reinfested within a year after the fumigation is done. The only way to prevent this is to do a preventive treatment on the house every 60 to 90 days. Most pest controllers will not do this, so it is something that you or the owner would need to do. I have a video on how to do that and I will place a link below. This treatment needs to begin before the tent goes up to do the fumigation. Most people do not understand any of this and the pest control companies generally do not explain it. The owner probably will not take your advice to contact me, but at least you told him. If he fails to do the preventive treatment, then the house WILL be reinfested. At the end of the day though, all you can do is make the owner aware of the problem and the need to contact me. What he does with that information is on him.
Please get back to me if you find out that this is not drywood termites.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Video on how to prevent drywood termites: ruclips.net/video/neNsmVbj8Pc/видео.html
Video on how to spot treat drywood termites: ruclips.net/video/U7ck7zhS0Xo/видео.html
Will this work on Argentinian ants? I live in San Francisco bay area and we have tons of these ants even in potted plants and fruit trees.
Yes. I know of no species where this will not work. Sometimes it will not kill the ants themselves, but it will kill their food supply. No food, no ants. Ants usually eat other bugs. If they eat a bug that was killed by the pesticide, they will die as well. So, there is no escaping for them, even in the rare case where they are resistant to it. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Is it safe to use if I have fruits growing outside of my backyard ??
Yes. This will not be a problem for fruit trees. Just don't spray the fruit. Be well my friend.
I live in the Caribbean. How do i get rid of wood slave lizards in my house?
To be totally honest, I have never encountered wood slave lizards, but I do know that they like to invade homes and they are harmless. Of course, who wants those things in their house? Anyway, if it were me, I would go around the outside of the house and seal up any openings where they may get in. Make sure that the door sweeps are tight. It's kind of like mice. If they can't find a way in, then the problem should go away. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Is this safe for houses with toddlers? We're getting swarmed in Maryland.
Nice to hear from you Jeffrey. This is safe for toddlers after it dries. You just want them in a different room while you are treating. After it dries, they can actually play on it. Remember that you are mostly using it on baseboards, door entrances, and that sort of thing. Sometimes you need to treat a wall, but generally nowhere the kids would be playing on it anyway. So, let it dry and the kids will be perfectly safe. Be well Jeffrey.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks again, Guy! Looks like the Temprid FX isn't available for sale in Maryland (I think this is due to the Imadicloprid content). Oh well.
@@JeffreyBoye Try using Onslaught-Fastcap. I think they will ship that to you. It's primarily for spiders and scorpions, but it works well for ants too. Be well Jeffrey.
www.domyown.com/onslaught-fastcap-spider-and-scorpion-insecticide-p-2579.html
We live in the mountains. Is this something that we would be worried about hurting other living creatures, such as bees, lizard, deer, fox, squirrels, birds, etc?
Had the same thought about critters that live outside though we don't live in the mountains we live out in the sticks away from town
What your asking is a bit of a complicated question. The pesticides do not harm mammals. However, pesticides do not discriminate against most bugs. So, when you apply a pesticide to any surface, whether it's outside or inside, and if that pesticide is formulated to have a residual action, then any pests that cross it are likely going to die. This is where it gets just a little bit complex. Flying and insects, such as bees, are not going to be harmed by the pesticide that I recommend in my video. That is because insects can usually identify it as harmful, and they stay away from it. Also, bees do not tend to land on any sort of plants that they will not be pollinating. For example, they do not pollinate grass. Grass is pollinated by the wind. So, it is probably not a good idea to spray any pesticides on flowering plants. At least not on the flowering part of the plant. It is perfectly okay to spray the pesticide on the base of the plants and the stems. Now, let's talk about the mammals. I told you that the pesticides do not harm the mammals, but if you kill off all the bugs in your yard, then smaller critters, like lizards, frogs, toads, small snakes, and that sort of thing will no longer have a food supply. When the smaller critters no longer have a food supply they tend to move on to other areas. If you've ever watched The Lion King, then you know about the circle of life. It's pretty much the same thing in your yard. When you break the food chain, pretty much all of the life forms move on to greener pastures. Still, when it comes to mammals, they will still cross your property on their way to other locations. That means, if you have deer or something like that that typically cross your property, they will continue to do that. This may or may not affect things like squirrels because they are omnivores. I think their main diet consists mostly of fruits, nuts, and seeds, but I think they are also capable of eating insects as well. So, even though some of their food supply may be gone, the surrounding trees will probably provide them with an ample supply of food. So, the bottom line is that treating your yard will probably result in the elimination of not only the ants, but most other bugs as well, and probably you'll also reduce or eliminate things like snakes over time. You will not be doing any harm to any of the mammals.
Sorry for the long explanation, but this is a somewhat complex topic. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@jessicat3507 Please read the response that I gave Barry Chambers. Be well Jessica.
Do you recommend a bait type product to kill large red ant colonies, something like Advance 375A granular ant bait?
Are you seeing the ants outside or inside the house? Are the ants a solid red color or are by partly black? How long are they? Please tell me where you live. Location matters.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks for your quick response! On 2 acre lot in Arizona, there are several ant hills. They are not coming into the house, they are solid red/orange ants, not partially black, about 1/2" long.
They look very much like the California Harvester Ant
These guys sound a lot like red harvester ants. They typically do not invade homes, and are thought to be beneficial to the environment. A lot of people encourage their presence on the property. However, they do have a painful sting. Not as painful as fire ants, but you don't want to get stung by them either. Therefore, many people want to get rid of the mounds. The truth is that I have never actually encountered them. However, I think I would try treating them the same way that I would treat a fire ant mound. I have used this treatment on a variety of species, and it always works, even though the product is sold specifically for fire ants. Please watch my video on how to treat fire ants, and it will explain everything that you need to do. The product is very cheap to purchase and it works overnight on fire ants. My guess is it will work overnight for you as well. If you give it a try, please get back to me and let me know if you are successful. If not, then I'll come up with another solution for you that is a little bit more traditional. I think wheat I am suggesting though will knock them out really fast.
I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Video on how to treat fire ants: ruclips.net/video/VReLWuT-jcQ/видео.html
Thanks for your suggestion and I'll get back to you with results after I follow the info in your video. @@GuysPestSolutions
Yes, those hoses turn to crumbles if left outside. I found out the hard way. 😢
Need help immediately for ghost ants
This video will get it done or you can bait for them. I have a video on how to bait for ghost ants. I will give you the link to it. I hope that helps. Be well Nadina.
Video on how to bait for ghost ants: ruclips.net/video/Ycq7EIEkzXQ/видео.html
You mean GOODBYE?
Thanks. How did that typo get past the copy editor? Lol. I got it fixed. I appreciate that you pointed it out. I can't believe that I didn't see it myself. Be well my friend.
Your channel is the best thing Corona gave us! 😂
I made a community post awhile ago with other creative ant warfare! 🔥🐜☄️🚫🐜☄️🙂👍🏻
Thank you for those kind words. I was only supposed to do it during the pandemic, but it appears as if the need is way greater than I anticipated. It looks like this is going to be my life now. Who would have thought? I guess you never know what life is going to send your way. Be well my friend.
I live in a rural area with lots of woods nearby. I had carpenter ants in the house and after panicking (lol) I used both sweet and protein bait and also used a bulb duster and treated all the wood around the foundation inside in basement with delta dust. Especially all over in one area where I saw hundreds of them swarming behind a piece of insulation I pulled out after seeing some frass. I checked all around looking for signs. I gave them all a nice coating of delta dust. I avoided insecticide sprays that kill instantly and repel. And as much as I wanted to stomp ants I saw around the house I let them live to carry the poisons. Also sprayed some phantom II spray along trails I saw inside the house and around doors. After doing all this I saw an increase in ant activity…that worried me…but then after a few days I noticed hundreds of dead ants in the basement like they all came out to die. Within a week they were all gone. I also now treat the outside of my house with Taurus SC every 6 months. But it sounds like this solution in your video would have been a lot easier. A lot! Now I will just come to your channel first when I need advice. Thank you. Anyway this ant adventure has stocked me up with several tools for fighting pests going forward and I learned a lot. And also increased hatred of carpenter ants lol. I have woods near my house with lots of dead trees and loose wood. I found a couple of carpenter ant nests about 50 yards from the house in dead stumps. I sprayed them and wiped them out. Even dug one apart and found the queen. Maybe they were coming from there and creating a satellite in my house. I also got rid of all wood outside that was part of landscaping around the house. Some of it had ant signs in it. What an adventure.