Customer Reviews for Carpenter Ant Kit #1

I bought the kit and it arrived but I was busy and set it downstairs unopened on my desk for 4-5 days. One morning upon awakening in the am there were hundreds of dead or dying ants all over my house. The live ones were doing strange things like walking in circles, or sitting in one spot for hours, or carrying eggs across my living room floor and dropping them there. It was the craziest thing I ever saw. I vacuumed them up all that day, and more dead ants and more eggs just kept appearing. 3 days later there wasn't one single ant to be seen anywhere in my house, when previously we were seeing 20-30 per day. Did they get into the kit? Who knows? When I finally opened it, the Maxforce liquid box was open and some gel had leaked out of the tube. I suspect they got into it and poisoned themselves without my even setting out the kit! I did set out the bait stations, but at this point there are no more ants to eat it!

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Two applications and the bulk of our ants are history. We still find the occasional few dead ones here and there which tells me the product is still doing its job.

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Our problem was carpenter ants in the polystyrene insulated vaulted ceiling. Every day there were piles of fine insulation on the countertops. Terro has worked for our other ant problems, but not this. I bought the kit so I would have both types of bait. I didn't need to wait 3 days; in less than 24 hours there were ant bodies dropping down along with the insulation. I was amazed! I used such a small amount of bait; I've got plenty left if they make a comeback. I'm very pleased that I didn't need an exterminator company.

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Awesome product! Truly the best money i have spent on any ant killer, including paying the professionals. I got tired of going to the big box stores and wasting money on there choice of produce to still see the little wood chewing bastards walking around. Within minuets the carpenter ants were carrying these little crumbs of death back to feed all there jerk friends! The only thing that i would recommend is that you design a product that will make the ants burst in to flames when they touch it! Thank you, I am impressed!

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Worked great. Ants gone after just one application of the gel.

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This product was amazing. Literally thousands of dead carpenter ants in five days. Well worth the price. I never write reviews, but this product deserves recognition!

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Excellent product-- It took 3 applications but they are GONE. No activity seen for the last 4 weeks. Thank you

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After spending $200 bucks with an exterminator that did not use the right stuff to solve the problem, I bought this kit and solved my carpenter ant problem myself. I highly recommend this kit - it works.

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Tree was infested with carpenter ants. At nighttime I would see them climb down the tree. I placed granulars at base of tree and in some pockets in the bark. The ants within an hour started to take the bait up to the nest. I then used in a separate location by the same tree the gel. The ants consummed this. This went on for a few evening. I then noticed Ants crawling around near the tree half dead not being able to function. It's been around 10 days and no few ants. However last night I notice an ant and sprinkled the glandular down it was gone in the morning. So I hope I am getting any of the remaining ants in this nest. This works

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We live in a log home and noticed carpenter ants coming to our home from a Oak tree near our home. I assume they were trying to establish a satellite nest. We had tried other products with no results! We ordered the carpenter ant kit from Do My Own Pestcontrol. We started with the bait granules and watched them take the bait up the tree to the main nest. We also used the Gel bait along the trails they were using on our Logs. It has been about two weeks now and not a single Carpenter Ant sighting. This product works as advertised and we would highly recommend it!

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When I saw the ants streaming into my roof area, carrying eggs I ordered Advance Carpenter Ant Bait (in kit #1). I've used it before with success. I had some of the old Bait left which was now many years old and had become moldy but I used it hoping it would still work until I got my new order. Well, the ants were gone by the time I got the order so I'm saving the new stuff for next time. Hard to believe it still worked!

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At first I was not sure this would work. It was raining outside so I could not put the Advance product down, but the ants were driving me crazy, so I put the MaxForce inside first. They did not seem to go for it, by the 3rd day I had also put the Advance down around the perimeter of my house where they were coming in from. That night they were eating the MaxForce, especially in the bathroom around a water source. By day 5, they were completely gone. I would highly recommend!!

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Works great. I have used this before and it had immediate results!!

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Had a problem with carpenter ants invading my shed located on remote property. Fed them about three teaspoon fulls of Advance granules. They swarmed all over it in a matter of minutes, and in less than an hour it was completely gone. In about a day, so were the carpenter ants. That was six months ago. To date none have returned. Easy to use, and they love it. Brought some back to my house to use in the yard on pesky pavement ants. Haven't yet used the MaxForce gel.

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The ants are treating this as if it's Thanksgiving. I had no idea I had such a problem until I placed the trays around the house. Dozens and dozens flocked to one that I placed (unknowingly) by their nest. Assuming the poison actually does what it's supposed to, their days are numbered.

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I will never hire a pest control person again! It did excatly what it said it will!

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I've used other products and the just when you thought the ants where dead they would be back. after using the Carpenter Ant Kit # 1 they will not be back. The first day I use the produce they started taken it to the nest, 2nd day not as many ants but they took the produce to the nest. 3rd no ants, 2 weeks ants, I still have some product left but I bet I will not have to use it. Thanks for such a great product. I will use your company again if I need to.

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I have a 50 year old wood frame home surrounded by Oak trees. It was not uncommon to have trails of carpenter ants going from the trees to various parts of the house. They were also finding ways in the house. Sprays killed them on contact but they would be back the next day. When I applied the gel, they were immediately attracted to it. The next day the ant trails were virtually non- existant. It's been 2 weeks now and there are no trails all over my house and I haven't seen any in the house. And that was just 1 tube. I have purchased 2 other tubes to have as standby. This product really works!

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I was going to be charged over $300 to treat my house for carpenter ants. I got online to look up how to do it myself and found this product. With all the rave reviews, I had to try it. Well within 2 weeks of treating my house, I see absolutely NO ants! Very impressed with the product, and the amount of money I saved!

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Baited "stations" with each product inside and out for 3 days..no ants anywhere since! Plastic stations were a convenience.

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We had literally hundreds of carpenter ants pouring into our home. They were on our pillows and coaches - it was becoming a nightmare. I admit I was skeptical - but desperate. I purchased this kit with the bait trays (very helpful) and when I placed them around the ants seemed to avoid them... HOWEVER, I placed them out in the morning and went to an all day family affair. To our utmost surprise and amazement when we returned there were ZERO ants - and it has been two weeks and we have not seen a single ant since! We still comment on it as we are shocked. First review I have ever been compelled to write but wanted to let others know if they are in similar circumstance. Also - product arrived promptly and as stated - great company. Thank you.

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C.A.K.#1 worked awesome for me. A little pricey but works! Spread Advance around foundation of home as directed, also where deck meets house. Slowed Carpenter ant infestation by 75%. Used MaxForce as directed inside house. They really feasted on maxforce. 2 weeks later No More Ants. Thank you guys.

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2 days after setting out the Advance & MaxForce bait and my carpenter ant problem went away. Almost immediately, I observed ants taking the Advance granules and gathering around the MaxForce gel.

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