TerroPreFilled Liquid Ant Killer II Baits, 3-Packs of 6 Baits Each

Like clockwork, ants arrive in my kitchen about the same time as daffodils bloom my garden. These are small black chemical ants—the kind that smell like an acrid chemical when squashed. Time for the Terro! It really works! Not fast, mind you. One must wait for ants to imbibe and then tell the rest of the colony about their find. The ants can’t seem to get enough of this stuff. They really love it. They then take it back to their colony for total destruction. The Ants are gone for the entire summer with just one treatment. Easy to use as well. I place one container at the bottom of my kitchen trash can, then insert the plastic garbage bag. The ants never make it into my garbage—they get hijacked by the Terro. Fantastic product.

This is the best product I have ever used. I have serious ant problems as soon as the warm weather comes. I tried everything. I saw this and decided to give it a shot. I don’t know how but as soon as I put these traps around my ant problems completely disappeared.

I order this all the time. It really works. As soon as I see an ant I put the ant killer down. I change it around 30 days. I even put it around my deck and I never see any more ants. I promise you this stuff works. Order it and you will see for yourself.

No ant control strategy is going to be perfect, and I expect results may vary according to climate and species. For me, at least, these have been an effective tool in defending against Argentine ants in a dry, warm climate... much better than sprayed poisons, powders, etc.Deploying these is the only part that seems a bit tricky. You need to cut off a part of the plastic that inevitably may have traces of the poisoned bait, so it's best to use a utility scissors you won't use to cut food packaging, for example, or anything you might touch later. The cutting process is best done over a trash can to begin with, because that small piece of plastic will usually go flying when you snip it.Trap placement strategy may vary depending on your location and climate. Although the liquid bait does hold up very well in hot, dry climate, in my experience they haven't done so well when exposed to direct rainfall. In general I have found it best to place traps within an inch of any existing ant trail where foot traffic or other activity won't disturb, then wait 24-48 hours for the ants to empty the bait or disappear, whichever comes first. One trap per active trail seems to be sufficient.If the ants seem to increase in the first day or so don't worry - all part of the plan. Follow the instructions and keep other temptations away (crumbs, water, etc.), and it should eliminate your ants within a day or two.For best long term management, periodically inspect the areas where you have seen ants before, and if you see new ant trails it probably means a new colony with a new queen - just deploy a new trap at that time. I don't recommend placing these defensively where no ants are seen, because once you do eliminate a colony they seem to stay away for a good long while.I think the trap design could be a bit better, and deployment advice by climate and species might have been nice. You have to experiment and learn by trial and error a bit, hence 4 stars.Overall this is the best of many solutions I have tried. Definitely try this instead of sprayed poisons which just stress a colony into dividing and may increase your problems in the long run.

I hate ants in my kitchen!

Gets rid of ants immediately awesome product.

I love these ant baits. They are easy to set up and the plastic is thick enough for it not to bend up. They are well built. Great value for money. I buy them all the time. They really kill ants. size is perfect for small spaces

These traps are great! I generally have two out at a time when I need them. My condo complex has an ant problem. The neighbors have been paying to have their homes sprayed. Annoyingly, any time a neighbor's condo gets treated, my place gets riddled with ants a couple of weeks later. In any case, the ants have invaded three times and each time I have murdered them with these ant baits. It takes two days for them to completely disappear. I love this ant bait. It's very easy to set up. I spilled some of it once, which made a sticky mess, but it was easy to clean up with some dish soap. The ants I have been dealing with are Argentine ants specifically, if that helps.UPDATE 1/16/2021:I wrote my original review on Dec 30, 2018 and since then have been stocking up on these. I think I will give another brand a try though, because these no longer work for me. The Argentine ants just keep coming in, and I had four of these traps set up at some point in different entry points of the house. There were so many of ants that they would fill up the traps with their dead bodies. The ants seemed to disappear for a couple of days afterward and any that were still around looked sad and dying. But then within a week, BAM they come back in full force! I've been dealing with these dang ants for months now. I'm about to lose my mind over them. I'm going to try other brands to see if they take care of this issue. I will update if there is a brand that actually kills them. Who knows, maybe my whole condominium is just made out of ants and I'm fighting a losing battle...UPDATE 2/4/2021:I've ended up switching to Homeplus Ant Killer - that product effectively killed the ants. I still think Terro's products are relatively good. In past years, I've had nothing but good experiences with them. But I don't know it is as good with a more serious infestation.