Talon Ant Killer Gel Questions & Answers

no you only use a small 1cm blob near or on the ant trail

Most definitely, I used it indoors and completely destroyed an entire colony of ants. As with all pest products, best not to use close to food preparation areas.

yes

it's in woolies... pop in and read the label!

no big deal, just wash it off.

Hi Maurice, My ants died within a day there were no more ants. I put a little in various locations around their ant trail, so if they missed one, they would get to another. I guess you need to get to the queen, If you can find the trail closest to the queen I would put quite a bit there and do not leave other food lying around, like dog/cat food etc.

The ants you are battling are probably may be Argentine ants, tiny bronze coloured things, They build super colonies. There are multiple queens in the colony. If your infestation is severe it will take time and patience. Baiting is more effective during winter months as natural food sources become harder to find. Learning all that you can, there is plenty of information online about any pest species online, leaves you better equipped to understand and therefore control them.

Harmful to pets and children, don't know about the environment but guessing since its a chemical then yes. Disposal is wrap in paper then put in a plastic bag then bin.

No list of ants this attracts ants or kills them. I bought a can of Swat surface spray and sprayed the ant trails a few days ago and they haven't come back. It's from IGA made by Community co $3.46

Hi Lila, I used it on concrete so don't know about tiles. But if you're concerned, you could always just put it on a piece of plastic/cardboard etc. on top of the tiles. The ants will eat it anyway.

yes and no stain

Not sure ?

Yes!

Sorry, I wouldn't know anything about that.

...then why answer dopey if you don't know LOL

I have found different IGA stores stock different items. I would suggest perhaps ringing the stores in your area.

In the IGA where I live it is avaliable

Yikes!!!. It is very expensive I would be surprised if the spread it around very far. How are you feeling today????.

If it kills ant nests I wouldn't consider it harmless!! The packaging says "Don't use in areas accessable to kids & pets & do not allow to contact food pet food or their water. If you have any doubt contact poison info centre 131126. active contstiuent 0.1m/kg Thiamethoxam

The only product I have found which is effective for the small black ants we get here is the Talon gel. They completely ignore all the more common treatments such as Antrid. The problem is that, partly due to the uneconomic packaging used for this product, the solution is absurdly expensive. If the product was packaged more economically I suspect I could completely eradicate this pest from my property.

I have found Talon Gel to be effective for all types of ants. You only need to use a very small amount. Place it in the path of the ants as close as possible to where you think the nest is. You will see them start to surround the gel as they begin to collect it to take back to their nest. I have the very small ones at the moment surrounding my house from front to back. I have already placed gel in spots along their trail. In a few days almost half of the ants are gone and I only used half a syringe to go around a very large house outdoors. I will be putting another lot down as there were so many, they collected everything I had placed. This is the worst year I have seen for the small black ants since I have lived here. In the past I have found it can be anywhere from 6 months to 2 years before I see them again once they are gone. Hope this helps :)

Lucky you. I tried with small ants in my kitchen and they are totally disinterested. No uptake of the gel even on a busy ant line. Same result with combat ant rid. Useless!! Cumbalum NSW

Hi. I got it from Coles. It is very effective. Took a few syringes to work,but all ants now gone.

I believe it is a Sellys product but the only place I have seen it on sale at Woolworths Supermarket.

You can buy it at Bunnings for ~$7