Product Recommendations for Common Ant Control

Acrobat Ant: Continental United States

• Treat exposed colonies with Premise, Tempo Ultra or Suspend SC
  
  
• To treat colonies in wood, drill holes into galleries and inject Drione or Tempo 1% Dust, Premise Foam or a residual spray like Premise, Tempo Ultra or Suspend SC
  
  
• Spot treat likely entry points and apply Maxforce Ant Killer Bait Gel on trails
  
  
• Place bait stations indoors or outdoors adjacent to the structure and immediately next to ant trails. Use Maxforce Granular Insect Bait around the perimeter

Pharaoh Ants: Continental United States and Hawaii (Caution: do not use a contact insecticide, which will cause Pharaoh ant colonies to scatter and reform as smaller colonies)

• Use Maxforce baits around suspected nesting sites and along foraging trails
  
  
• Apply Maxforce Fine Granular Insect Bait under baseboards, into voids under cabinets, under heavy appliances and under carpet edges
  
  
• Outdoors, apply baits along fences, foundations and roofs.

Red Imported Fire Ant: Southeastern states

• Broadcast TopChoice on lawns, sports fields or park areas to control fire ants for up to one year
  
  
• Use Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait to target the entire colony, either as a broadcast treatment or around individual mounds
  
  
• Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait can also be used in combination with a TopChoice application. Use TopChoice to treat high traffic areas like a school athletic field and use the bait to treat around protected areas below bleachers, and along sidewalks
  
  

Carpenter Ants: Different varieties throughout the United States

• Use Drione or Tempo 1% Dust for flushing, making voids uninhabitable
  
  
• To treat colonies in voids, drill holes into galleries and inject Drione or Tempo 1% Dust, Premise Foam or a residual spray like Premise, Tempo Ultra or Suspend SC
  
  
• Apply Premise, Tempo Ultra, or Suspend SC around the perimeter or around the base of trees. locations, near entry points and in areas with water damage
  
  
• Apply Maxforce Granular Insect Bait around the base of trees harboring nests, around buildings, along ant trails and in cracks/crevices of structures.