St. Louis—May 10, 2005— No one likes ants in their home.  Yet no matter where you live in the United States, ants can be a problem.  Many indoor ant problems are actually linked to a colony that is outside.  Now, new TERRO OUTDOOR Liquid Ant Bait can help get rid of those outdoor colonies and keep the invading pests out of the house.

The key to successfully controlling ants is to lure worker ants – those that you see out marching around – to bait, which they carry back and feed to the rest of the colony.  But while the insecticide in the bait should ultimately kill the worker ant, it must work slowly enough that the worker has time to get back and share the bait with the colony.  That is the only way to get rid of both the ants you see and the thousands you don’t.

New TERRO OUTDOOR Liquid Ant Baits work especially well on outdoor ant colonies because they allow you to put bait closer to the colony itself, making it significantly easier for worker ants to transmit the bait.  The patented new TERRO design keeps the liquid ant bait from drying out and protects it from the elements.  The baits are pre-filled and ready to use without the hassle of drips and spills, and a full ounce of bait is enclosed in each station for maximum effectiveness.  Simply open the bait station, place it near ant trails or where ants are congregating, and wait for the bait to work.

While the packaging has been updated for outdoor use, the bait itself is the same liquid solution found in TERRO’s original Liquid Ant Killer and Liquid Ant Baits.  “Ants prefer liquids because they can’t digest food in solid form,” says David Oi, an entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Gainesville, Florida.  “Although they do eat some solid foods for protein, in nature, ants prefer sweet nectars.”  With this in mind, TERRO’s Liquid Ant Baits contain a sucrose-based liquid with a small amount of borax as the active ingredient.  According to the EPA, borax is categorized as one of the least toxic substances available as an insecticide – it’s actually used in eyewash and various detergents.  It has been proven by numerous independent laboratories to be highly effective in controlling pests.  Despite its low toxicity, Terro is highly effective in killing pest ants.

Since first being sold in 1915 by Senoret Chemical Company in St. Louis, TERRO Liquid Ant Bait has become the leading liquid ant killer on the market. 

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 About TERRO^®

TERRO is the industry leader in pest ant control products and has been recognized as #1 for 85 years. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, the company offers proven pest ant control products including TERRO^® Ant Killer II, TERRO^® Liquid Ant Baits, TERRO^® Ant Killer Spray, TERRO^® Outdoor Ant Killer, TERRO^® Fire Ant Killer, and TERRO^® Ant Dust. For more information on TERRO® products, call 1-800-837-7644, or visit the company’s Web site at www.terro.com.