By Lane Tredway, Ph.D., technical services manager for Syngenta

• Problem: Red imported fire ants create unsightly mounds and deliver painful stings
• Traditional control issues: 
  • Mound treatments with contact insecticides are fast but the results are often temporary
  • Insect growth regulators can take weeks to provide control
• Solution: Advion^® fire ant bait insecticide 
  • Speed and effectiveness: Rapid control within 12-48 hours; colony control within 72 hours
  • Mechanism: Attracts worker ants that spread the bait within the colony without alarm
  • Active ingredient: Indoxacarb, which is bioactivated by the ants' enzymes after ingestion
  • Guaranteed control: See the details of our Advion Fire Ant Bait Guarantee Program
  • Severe infestations: Scatter four tablespoons around the outer periphery of each mound for individual mound treatment

• Season-long control: At least two broadcast applications at 1.5 lb./A during active foraging
• Guarantee program: View the guarantee or contact a Syngenta territory manager or authorized distributor for details
• Timing: One application should be made in the spring between April and May, and the second in mid-September to October

• Advion fire ant bait
  • Controls other nuisance ants (big-headed, pavement, turfgrass ants)
• Meridian^® 25WG insecticide (12.7-17 oz./A)
  • Offers spray application for effective and long-lasting control
• Scimitar^® GC insecticide (5-10 fl. oz./A)
  • Dramatically improves the speed of activity

These can be applied as a spot treatment to target existing mounds, and should be applied in a large amount of water (5-10 gal./1,000 ft.²) or watered-in after application to drive the active ingredients into the infested soil.

For more information about ant control, contact your local Syngenta territory manager.

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