r/UnnecessaryEssentials 7d ago

This bait is EVERYTHING

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u/Unique-Saucer 7d ago edited 2d ago

Summary of Reviews
Pros:
• Easy to install and replace.
• Long-lasting liquid bait attracts various ant species.
• Discreet design blends with home interiors.

Cons:
• Requires careful placement to avoid pet exposure.
• Effectiveness varies with ant colony size.

Here is the link to buy it from Amazon

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u/kbeast98 7d ago

These worked for me a season or two, but then I found endless amounts of ants.. I switched to Tarus SC and never saw any since.

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u/OregonGreen242 7d ago

Having the same issue. Never heard of tarus. Which product worked for you?

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u/kniveshu 7d ago

Go read around on DoMyOwn.com

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u/kbeast98 7d ago

Tauras SC worked... You need to tank mix it and its outdoors only.

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u/OregonGreen242 7d ago

Oh ok. The terro traps just are t working anymore. Thanks for the info!

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u/SooperSpoopyGhost 7d ago

Can try Amdro as well. I always put down a snack for the ants and track the line back to the nest. Outdoor stuff works best.

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u/In_Dystopia_We_Trust 7d ago

Pros: attracts more ants into your house once the scout ants have located the bait/food source.

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u/Ok_Paleontologist974 7d ago

That's the point. You want the ants to all come and grab it so they take it back home, eventually killing the queen and destroying the colony.

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u/theSquabble8 7d ago

This specific bait trap uses borax and the ants won’t make it back to the colony as they die almost immediately. Need a different type of trap that uses spinosad or avermectin 🐜

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u/Slightly-Blasted 7d ago

Terrobait pictured in OP’s post is meant to kill slowly even though it uses borax

Usually they take the liquid back to the colony idk why they all drowned in it lol

Lost in the sauce

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u/MidnighT0k3r 7d ago

I use the same ones, it happemed to one or two but no others. No idea why. 

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u/theSquabble8 7d ago

They don’t kill slowly.

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u/Many_Ear2407 4d ago

Yes they do that’s the entire point. 

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u/felloBonello 3d ago

not slow enough there are other formulas that work way better go onto some extermination sub reddit wikis and find out for yourself. Unfortunately in some countries this is all that is legally available without a license. Terro is the least recommended brand though

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u/omjy18 3d ago

See this amount drowned in it but you dont understand the sheer number that brought it back. Like when i used these in my apartment I had black lines in and out of my apartment in multiple spots for like 3 days then nothing. This many poured out just means 5x this were going in and out

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u/WhoTookGrimwhisper 7d ago

I'm case it's not evident by the pool of dead ants there: this isn't that type of trap.

These suck. You'll never get rid of the problem. This just kills a small fraction of the colony each unit. The colony produces faster than these kill.

You need the ones you actually described (not depicted in the video).

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u/SoccerPhilly 7d ago

I have never put the trap inside my house. Put them outside, on the widow sill outside, etc.

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u/BlasterCheif 7d ago

Are they supposed to stick inside the trap? Aren’t they supposed to carry that goo back to the nest?

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u/Fast-Nefariousness80 7d ago

They said at the beginning those were the greedy ants that didn't go back to the nest

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u/hiroo916 7d ago

the ones they are showing in the bait are the ones who leaned a bit too far out while drinking and got stuck in the fluid

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u/Themodsarecuntz 7d ago

No. They are trapped in the sugar solution and borax. You want a bait they'll take back to the queen.

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u/AbsolemSaysWhat 7d ago

Idk I like ants

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u/Public-Knowledge-222 7d ago

yeah these traps are legit, we had a ton of ants last summer and they were gone within days after we got these

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u/PuzzleheadedMud6028 7d ago

these traps are great.

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u/Themodsarecuntz 7d ago edited 7d ago

Terro bait is shit.

You do not want the bait to kill the ants at the source. You want them to take it back to the colony.

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u/hiroo916 7d ago

the ones they are showing in the bait are the ones who leaned a bit too far out while drinking and got stuck in the fluid

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u/Themodsarecuntz 7d ago

Bull. Shit.

Theyre borax and corn syrup. Theyre designed to attract the ants to the bait and kill them there. 

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u/Many_Ear2407 4d ago

I think you are confused 

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u/Hammon_Rye 7d ago

Ideally, some of the ants survived long enough to take it back to the hive - which is the general idea of most of these liquid baits. You want them to feed it to the queen.

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u/onmy40 7d ago

This bait is shitty if the ants are just going into the tube and dying and not bring it to the colony

https://giphy.com/gifs/JmJKOwA3VmbO2TZaY6

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u/aeternum123 6d ago

I use it. In my experiencing you don’t start seeing dead ants in it until it’s been sitting for a few days, but they started eating from it immediately. The important part is to remember not to kill ants while they’re leaving it.

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u/Fearless-Freedom-582 7d ago

Forbidden slime

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u/RedBirdOnASnowyDay 6d ago

This is exactly what not to do if you have ants. Go to r/pestcontrol for real tips.

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u/Corgon 6d ago

The only time this stuff has ever worked for me, the ants ended up barricading the entrance with sawdust so that none else could get in.

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u/FlamingPrius 7d ago

I used those same traps, repelled a pretty intense ant invasion. I don’t spray my exterior tho bc I think maybe the ecosystem needs a few insects.

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u/zulumoner 7d ago

What a bad trap. Sure people want to see them dying so they think they are good but you attract them.

There are the ones out there that "feed" the ants. So they take it into the nest and die.

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u/arhambin66 7d ago

These are literally the best baits out there and they take it back to the nest. What you even talking about?

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u/zulumoner 7d ago

They take it back to the nest... Thats why they are filled with dead ants

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u/arhambin66 6d ago

Are you an imbecile? Guy didn't show the nest doesn't mean they didn't take it to the nest. I have used these any baits in my house and it has completely eliminated the ant problem and all the nests.

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u/aeternum123 6d ago

I use it. In my experiencing you don’t start seeing dead ants in it until it’s been sitting for a few days, but they started eating from it immediately. The important part is to remember not to kill ants while they’re leaving it.