Advion Fire Ant Bait

Syngenta_PMP · Indoxacarb 0.045% · EPA Reg 100-1481 · POISON, MULTIPLE DOSE; INSECTICIDE Document last checked 2020-07-01

About this product

Active ingredient Indoxacarb 0.045%

Manufacturer Syngenta_PMP

Category POISON, MULTIPLE DOSE; INSECTICIDE

Full details for Advion Fire Ant Bait

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Advion Fire Ant Bait is a bait used to control imported fire ants, bigheaded ants, pavement ants, and turfgrass ants. It is applied outdoors via broadcast treatment or by uniformly distributing the product 3-4 feet around an individual mound without disturbing the top. This product can be used on various sites including home lawns, golf courses, parks, cemeteries, and institutional sites.

Pests covered (8)

Imported ﬁre ants Solenopsis spp.Bigheaded ants* Pheidole megacephelaPavement ants* Tetramorium caespitumTurfgrass ants* Lasius neonigerANTSBIG HEADED ANTSIMPORTED FIRE ANTSPAVEMENT ANT

Areas treatable (36)

Home lawns, Fenced pastures, Golf courses, Athletic ﬁeld and recreational turf, Non-grazed and noncrop areas, Parks and picnic areas, Cemeteries, Uncultivated non-agricultural areas (airports, roadsides, highway rights-of-way, utility rights-of-way, campgrounds, industrial sites), Institutional sites (hospitals, nursing homes, schools, colleges, universities, museums, libraries, sport facilities, office buildings)Home lawns, Fenced pastures, Golf courses, Athletic ﬁelds and recreational turf, Non-grazed and noncrop areas, Parks and picnic areas, Cemeteries, Uncultivated non-agricultural areas, Institutional sitesOrnamental plant nurseries (ﬁeld grown and container grown plants and non-bearing fruit and nut trees), Sod farmsORNAMENTAL PLANTS (CONTAINERIZED) (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL TURF (LAWNS) (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL FRUIT TREES (NONBEARING)ORNAMENTAL NUT TREES (NONBEARING)NURSING HOMESANT HILLS (BAIT APPLICATION)RIGHTS-OF-WAY (HIGHWAY) (BAIT APPLICATION)ROADSIDES (BAIT APPLICATION)RIGHTS OF WAY (UTILITY) (BAIT TREATMENT)INDUSTRIAL SITESATHLETIC FACILITIESOFFICE BUILDINGSNONCROP AREAS (BAIT APPLICATION)UNCULTIVATED NONAGRICULTURAL AREAS (BAIT TREATMENT)AIRPORTS (BAIT APPLICATION)CAMPGROUNDSCOMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/INDUSTRIAL AREAS (OUTDOOR) (BAIT TREATMENT)RECREATIONAL AREAS (BAIT APPLICATION)PICNIC GROUNDS (BAIT APPLICATION)PARKS (BAIT APPLICATION)LIBRARIES (FOLIAR TREATMENT)SCHOOLS (BAIT APPLICATION)DOMESTIC DWELLINGS (OUTDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL PLANTS (NURSERY) (BAIT APPLICATION)FENCESGOLF COURSE TURF (ALL OR UNSPECIFIED)MUSEUM COLLECTIONSORNAMENTAL TURF (ATHLETIC FIELDS)ORNAMENTAL TURF (GOLF COURSES) (BAIT APPLICATION)HOSPITALS (OUTDOOR) (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL TURF (RECREATIONAL) (BAIT APPLICATION)ORNAMENTAL TURF (PARKS) (BAIT)ORNAMENTAL TURF (CEMETERIES) (BAIT)

How to treat each type of area 7

Home lawns, Fenced pastures, Golf courses, Athletic ﬁeld and recreational turf, Non-grazed and noncrop areas, Parks and picnic areas, Cemeteries, Uncultivated non-agricultural areas (airports, roadsides, highway rights-of-way, utility rights-of-way, campgrounds, industrial sites), Institutional sites (hospitals, nursing homes, schools, colleges, universities, museums, libraries, sport facilities, office buildings)

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
Imported ﬁre ants Solenopsis spp.	Outdoor	1.5	lb/A	Broadcast Treatment
Imported ﬁre ants Solenopsis spp.	Outdoor	4 level tablespoons (1/2 oz)	per mound	Individual Mound Treatment: Uniformly distribute the product 3-4 feet around the mound. Do not disturb the mound. Do not apply to tops of mound.

Home lawns, Fenced pastures, Golf courses, Athletic ﬁelds and recreational turf, Non-grazed and noncrop areas, Parks and picnic areas, Cemeteries, Uncultivated non-agricultural areas, Institutional sites

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
Bigheaded ants* Pheidole megacephela	Outdoor	1.5	lb/A	Broadcast Treatment
Pavement ants* Tetramorium caespitum	Outdoor	1.5	lb/A	Broadcast Treatment
Turfgrass ants* Lasius neoniger	Outdoor	1.5	lb/A	Broadcast Treatment

Ornamental plant nurseries (ﬁeld grown and container grown plants and non-bearing fruit and nut trees), Sod farms

Target pest	Location	Rate	Unit	Label notes
Imported ﬁre ants Solenopsis spp.	Outdoor	1.5	lb/A	Broadcast Treatment
Imported ﬁre ants Solenopsis spp.	Outdoor	4 level tablespoons (1/2 oz)	per mound	Individual Mound Treatment: Uniformly distribute the product 3-4 feet around the mound. Do not disturb the mound. Do not apply to tops of mound.

Timing & weather

Apply at the ﬁrst sign of imported ﬁre ant, bigheaded ant, pavement ant or turfgrass ant activity.
Applications may be made at any time of the day, but are more effective when ants are actively foraging, usually when the soil surface temperature is above 60° F.
Up to 4 applications of Advion Fire Ant Bait may be applied per year, generally at 12-16 week intervals.
Rainfall or irrigation within 2 to 3 hours after application may reduce effectiveness and a repeat application within 7 days may be necessary to achieve the desired level of control.
Do not apply if the area to be treated is wet with dew, irrigation or rainfall.

Use restrictions 8

DO NOT allow livestock or domestic animals to consume the bait.
DO NOT apply this product through any type of irrigation system.
DO NOT apply in combination with other pesticides, fertilizers, and other biologically active materials as compatibility studies have not been completed.
DO NOT formulate this product into other end-use products.
DO NOT exceed 6 total pounds of product applied per acre per year (equal to 0.0027 pounds of active ingredient per acre per year).
Not approved for use on bigheaded ants, pavement ants, and turfgrass ants in California.
Only apply products containing indoxacarb onto ﬁelds where a maintained vegetative buffer strip of at least 10 feet exists between the ﬁeld and down gradient aquatic habitat.
Do not apply if the area to be treated is wet with dew, irrigation or rainfall.