Pest Management Professional, May 2014
ADVERTORIAL Ants at Home For Don Partin the best test of a product is not how it performs in laboratory tests but in his own back yard a distance to find food sources which can make finding the colony a challenge Partin says The colony is not always in the clients yard which makes treating the insects a bit more challenging A whole colony will get up and move he points out One day theyre out in the yard under the leaf debris and the next day theyre under the sink When those ants arrive under the sink pest management professionals PMPs need a solution as reliable as the ants Partin has tried a number of solutions over his 35 year career but hes recommends Maxforce Quantum to treat OHA and other ant species One advantage of the product is that it doesnt dry out so Partins technicians dont need to put new product down as often as they do with other products Maxforce Quantum also seems to have great acceptance OPC technicians usually tell homeowners they will see results in a week but Partin says that theyll often see a decrease in ant activity in just two days We dont want it to kill them too fast because theyll shy away from the bait but this product doesnt seem to have that problem Partin says I continue to try new products but Ive not found something that works as well 1 800 331 2867 www backedbybayer com Manufacturers and university researchers provide a formidable duo when it comes to figuring out ways to combat pests Don Partin general manager of Louisville Ky based OPC Services appreciates the critical research those groups do but he prefers experiments a little closer to home Ill talk to the folks at the University of Kentucky and understanding their lab results is always great but I like to see what happens in the real world Partin says Whenever he notices ants trailing up and down one of the six trees in his back yard Partin places six to 10 various insecticides at the site where the ants have equal access to each one He leaves them for 15 to 20 minutes Ill put the stations around the tree to see which one theyre feeding on Partin says Ill get a wide variety of ants Bayers Maxforce Quantum draws the most ants Its not lab work its real world Ants can be one of the more relentless and reliable insect home invaders It seems when the winter snows melt and temperatures begin to climb the phone starts ringing Customers are dealing with unwanted visitors Those calls are often about odorous house ants OHA Partin says Its a very adaptable species Most people with mulch beds dont remove the old mulch which makes wonderful living conditions for ants Partin says Well put baits down in the mulch If theyre not living in mulch beds they can often be found trailing up and down trees And theyre willing to travel quite
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