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Taurus SC for Ants - Full Lawn Applicaiton
Posted on 4/13/23 at 9:17 am
Posted on 4/13/23 at 9:17 am
Looking for a solution to my backyard ant problem. They seem to laugh at my Spectricide granules. I looked at a few threads and saw people had good results with Taurus SC, but it says it isn't for broadcast use. Do people just spot spray the piles? Looking at either that or just sticking with Bifen.
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Posted on 4/13/23 at 9:36 am to Drunken Crawfish
The active ingredient in Tarus SC is fipronil. An absolutely fantastic product. I'm not telling you to broadcast it but if you don't tell anyone then who will know?
Posted on 4/13/23 at 11:10 am to Drunken Crawfish
talstar works great, full lawn application does not harm the lawn and keeps the ants/piles away.
Posted on 4/13/23 at 11:40 am to Drunken Crawfish
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but it says it isn't for broadcast use
not saying I have done it, but i do not have anymore ants, or wasps nests under the eves
Posted on 4/13/23 at 11:48 am to Drunken Crawfish
For ants and other normal yard bugs, bifen granules do the job. I only use products with fipronil when I feel I have to. Carpenter ants get that business.
Posted on 4/13/23 at 1:34 pm to Cypressknee
Bifen is a better product to use in the yard. It's not water soluable like fipernil
Posted on 4/13/23 at 1:55 pm to cajun3gunner
I was basically saying there’s different uses. Didn’t bring up the residual. 
Posted on 4/13/23 at 2:06 pm to Cypressknee
I was just agreeing with you about using Bifen for the yard for ants. I have had better control of ants if you treat the whole yard. I use the liquid Bifen since my lot is an acre
This post was edited on 4/13/23 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 4/13/23 at 2:40 pm to Drunken Crawfish
for fire ants specifically, apply ant bait every 3 months or so. Amdro is the brand, and make sure it says "bait" (similar label to regular ant control). I haven't had fire ants in my backyard in years of using this stuff
Posted on 4/13/23 at 3:05 pm to Drunken Crawfish
Bifen granules have worked in the high areas of the yard and I use a basic Scotts rotary spreader.
Posted on 4/13/23 at 3:33 pm to Drunken Crawfish
There is a liquid I have used, you mix very little in a pump sprayer, that you spray the entire perimeter of your property with and you will not see an ant for 6 months to a year. I can't remember what it is called now. My buddy who works in the engineering department of a major cellular company told me about it years ago and how that is what they use on all of their cell tower sites.
Just remembered, Termidor is it.
Just remembered, Termidor is it.
This post was edited on 4/13/23 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 4/13/23 at 4:48 pm to Marlo Stanfield
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Just remembered, Termidor is it.
That is Fipronil, at my old house where ants were a problem I would spray the perimeter of the house with the product and we'd be ant free until the next spring. It kills damn near everything though so I wouldn't broadcast it and risk killing beneficial bugs.
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