Advantages
Fastest control available with a bait
Reliable, 90% or better control
Disadvantages
No residual control
Active Ingredient: 0.45% indoxacarb
Application Rate, Broadcast: 1.5 lbs. per acre
Speed of Control: Very fast, 3 - 7 days
Duration of Control: Usually 2 - 6 months, depending on reinvasion pressure
Approximate Cost: $8-10 per pound (quantity discounts available); $12-15 per acre
Best season for application: whenever ants are foraging for bait
Sources: Pest control industry suppliers such as B&G, Estes, Univar, etc.
Toxicity: extremely low (LD50 >5,000)
Agricultural Uses: none at this time
Mixing with other products: Can be mixed with other bait products to speed their activity.
General Comments: Advion is the fastest-acting bait product on the market, by far. Except in cases of very few mounds requiring treatment, it can effectively and economically replace individual mound treatments. Treating individual mounds with Advion will not make it work faster or better.
Manufacturer's website: DuPont
Web site (including label and MSDS): http://www.dupont.com/ag/pp/en/productServices/fireant/advion.html
DISCLAIMER
This site is intended to cover only broadcast-applied fire ant control products. Literally dozens of products are available as individual mound treatments. Contact your local Extension Agent or return to http://fireant.tamu.edu for more information on individual mound treatments.
Because of the constantly changing availability of fire ant insecticides, it is virtually impossible to include every product on the market. Mention of a product on this site does not imply an endorsement by Texas Cooperative Extension, the Southern Region IPM Center or any cooperating state. Lack of mention does not imply that the product is not an effective fire ant control product.
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