Terro PCO Ant Station - 30 stations per box

Terro PCO Liquid Ant Killer Bait Stations - sugary liquid ant bait in bait stations, for getting rid of ants and their colonies.

Terro PCO Liquid Ant Killer Bait Stations have liquid ant bait for the control of sweet-eating ants. The slow-kill gives worker ants time to share bait with the colony and queen. It contains no unpleasant odors.

Use:  Indoors and outdoors

Active Ingredient:  Boric Acid 5.4%

• Kills the ants you see and the ones you don’t
• Ready to use – set the bait, attract ants, and kill the colony
• Stay-fresh tab keeps liquid bait fresh until opened
• Snap-off design makes it easy to open – no scissors needed
• Use bait stations along baseboard, under appliances, on windowsills and wherever ants are numerous

Ants can be a problem anywhere – in the home, at work and everywhere in between. To kill common household ants, place TERRO® Liquid Ant Baits in areas where they attract foraging ants that take the bait back to the nest. As the bait circulates through the colony, it kills the ants you see and the ones you don’t. The new and improved snap-off tab makes the stations easy to use. Plus, the closed bait stations prevent the bait from drying out to provide the ants with a continuous supply of liquid, day and night. Note: complete control may take up to two weeks.

How Liquid Ant Bait Works

Since this is a bait, initially you will see more ants – but don’t worry, this is a good thing. Why? As ants forage for food, they are easily attracted to the sweet, sugary liquid inside the bait stations. After finding the bait, worker ants consume it and leave behind a pheromone trail leading back to the colony. This trail lets other worker ants know where the newly discovered food supply is. This is why you will see more ants in the beginning.

Meanwhile, the active ingredient, Borax, is slowly interfering with the ant’s digestive system, ultimately killing it, but leaving enough time for the ant to go back and share the dose with the rest of the colony. This slow kill is necessary so that foraging ants can make several trips to the bait. The communal nature of an ant colony allows the bait to be spread to hundreds, if not thousands, of individual ants.