AntPro Advantages

The AntPro System excels when compared with other ant control methods currently on the market. The table below provides a summary of AntPro's many advantages.

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1. Broadcast pesticides rarely eliminate the colony, because they destroy foraging worker ants before they can return to feed the colony. They also kill beneficial insects.
2. Broadcast baits generally require more than one application, because the corn and meal based materials used to attract and feed the toxicants to the ants spoil quickly. Also other insects and animals eat the bait, in many cases before the offending ants have the opportunity to feed the colony.
3. Yes, if a low toxic bait is used (such as 1% boric acid) and if no quick-kill ingredients have been added. High toxicity baits, with quick kill ingredients, kill the worker ants not the colony. They can also cause the worker ants to release alarm pheromones that warn and stop other colony members from feeding on the food source. This alarm can also stimulates the colony to increase their growth rate.
4. Broadcast pesticides and baits can pollute your living areas when they are tracked in on shoes, or blown in by wind. They also can pollute local water supplies when it rains. (Even so called organic baits can, when used excessively, overwhelm and pollute water supplies.) For more information please see our Health and Safety page.
5. Broadcast pesticide treatments are more expensive, because they do not always eliminate the problem; in fact, they may cause the colonies to divide and actually increase, requiring many call backs for re-treatment.
6. Broadcast bait treatments are more expensive because they are not target specific and because they require a larger volume of bait to be used. Moreover, continuous re-treatments are usually required for long-term ant control.
7. Initially, at time of purchase, AntPro bait stations may cost more than conventional bait stations, but when properly cared for, they will provide years of reliable service. Plus, AntPro's patented, focused delivery on demand and spoilage retardant reservoir features add up to considerable long-term savings.