Raid Ant Baits III contain Abamectin, an ingredient that keeps killing ants nonstop. They're so advanced, they kill ants where they breed, helping to rid your home of ants for up to three months. And they're guaranteed to work for even severe ant infestations.

Within 30 minutes, the ants were swarming and feasting like I'd never seen them do before. Within hours, all of those ants were either dead or disoriented and dying on my floor! Ideally, the poison needs to be diluted enough for the ants to get back home with the poisoned food to kill off the colony.

Thiamethoxam 0.003 Active Ingredient: Thiamethoxam 0.003% (CAS No. 153719-23-4). Other Ingredients: 99.997%.

The insecticides in ant bait products are not well absorbed across the skin into the body, so getting some on the skin is not expected to cause body-wide effects. However, contact with the skin or eyes can cause irritation.

Only Kills Ants It Touches – Baits kill the ants you see and the ones you don't while contact killers only kill the ants that come into direct contact with it. You may have to place dust and granules in multiple areas to be effective or search many areas with the spray can.

The ants consume large quantities of the bait and then return to the nest and share it with the rest of the colony. This process can take from just a couple days to several weeks, depending on the size of the colony. Each ant that consumes the bait will die within 24 - 48 hours.

When properly used, baits are by far more effective and safer than sprays. Ant baiting gets to the nest and kills the entire colony. Expertise, time and patience are needed with this method, but is usually the only way to eliminate an entire colony that keeps coming back.

Pesticides Like Raid Can Be Harmful to Humans and Pets Depending on the specific ingredients in a pesticide, it can be harmful to humans and pets. Raid uses ingredients like pyrethroids, cypermethrin, imiprothrin, and pyrethrin. Some are all-natural, while others are synthetic.

Once the active ingredient has been ingested. There's a delayed response. This gives ants time to carry it back and share with others in the colony. After they do enzymes.

Hazards to Humans and Domestic animals: Caution: Causes moderate eye irntation, Harmful if inhaled, Avoid contact with eyes, skin, or clothing, Avoid breathing spray mist. Prolonged or frequently repeated skin contact may cause allergic reactions in some individuals.

Pesticides Like Raid Can Be Harmful to Humans and Pets Raid uses ingredients like pyrethroids, cypermethrin, imiprothrin, and pyrethrin. Some are all-natural, while others are synthetic. The combination of all of them can very much be toxic.

Ant traps typically contain insecticides that are toxic to ants but are minimally toxic to humans and pets when used as directed. The insecticides used in ant traps are usually low in concentration and designed to target ants while posing minimal risk to other living things.

Borax, a natural mineral, is the active ingredient in Terro ant killer. It is also commonly found in other household items including hand soap, laundry boosters, mouthwash and toothpaste. Although it is not generally toxic to humans or pets, borax disrupts the ant's digestive system and slowly kills them.

The Bottom Line Terro T300b Liquid Ant Baits is our pick for the best ant killer because it's very easy to use and it's effective. It also comes in a pack of 12 so you can place them in various areas of the house to get the job done more thoroughly.

Hazards to Humans and Domestic animals: Caution: Causes moderate eye irntation, Harmful if inhaled, Avoid contact with eyes, skin, or clothing, Avoid breathing spray mist. Prolonged or frequently repeated skin contact may cause allergic reactions in some individuals.

Poisonous Sprays The ingredients that make a pesticide able to kill ants can also make it dangerous to humans and pets. While sprays like Raid® contain natural ingredients like pyrethrins, they also include potentially harmful chemicals such as cypermethrin and imiprothrin.