Spectracide Fire Ant Killer Pesticide Review

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tivawallon
Spring Hill, FL

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Kill those fire ants dead!

Pros

a little goes a long way, easy to use, kills within 24 hours

FEB

2008

I was given a free sample of Spectracide fire ant killer from a vendor at my place of employment. Hey, if it's free..... you know the rest.

Anyway, living in the area that I do, I always have problems with ants, especially with fire ants. Its true, all of them need to die! They hurt!

I began reading the bag of Spectracide fire ant killer and realized that the chemical that kills the ants had been poured on ground up peanut shells. I like recycling so this product was better than most because of this fact. then I read that the poison is an accelerator. i wanted to make sure I understood what that meant so I called Spectracide and asked them.

An accelerator simply means that fire ants eat the poison and they grow themselves to death. Now that is the perfect idea when it comes to killing unwanted pests like the blasted fire ant.

It was further explained to me that the smell of the chemical was added in as a lure to the fire ants. They find the ground up peanut shells and take them back to their nest. They put it into their food bin which contaminates the entire thing. Then within 24 hours the queen has kicked the bucket, not to mention nearly all of her workers. If there is no one to take care of the eggs, they die too.

So yes, I highly recommend Spectracide fire ant killer. Its easy to use. Just sprinkle some around the mound, give it a little water, just to activate it. Then you can sit back and watch as those nasties gather up every last crumb and carry it all inside their nest.

But just as a word of advice, look for smaller mounds a foot or more away. All ant mounds have back doors. If you miss one, it can become a new mound. Ants are smart. At the first sign of danger, they can and will shut off the main mound.

I recommend this to anyone who works out in the yard. If you have problems with fire ants, use this product. It will work!