Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait

Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait, manufactured by Zoecon, is a dual-performance insecticide and IGR that kills and controls ants, including native and imported fire ants and harvester ants. 

This powerful fire ant control tool provides excellent two-way killing action and long-lasting control by stunting the growth of ants to stop future ant mounds. 

Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Control's effective combination of active ingredients sterilizes the queen and kills worker ants within the first week of application. This slow-acting insecticide is great for indoor and outdoor use, destroying all visible and hidden ant colonies for homeowners or commercial property owners.

Tools Needed

Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait can be applied with refillable bait stations, push spreaders, broadcast spreaders, handheld spreaders, or dusters. 

We recommend using a spoon-like tool to apply the bait around the mound when treating individual mounds. Do not use utensils that are used in the kitchen.

How to Use

• Step 1: Determine how much Fire Ant Bait to use by measuring the square footage of the treatment area. To do this, measure the length and width of the treatment area in feet, then multiply them together (length X width = square footage). Depending on the ant species you are trying to control, the outdoor broadcast application rate will vary between 2-4 oz. per 5,000 sq. ft. To treat individual ant mounds outside, use 2 to 5 level of tablespoons of product per ant mound. To make indoor cracks, crevices, and void treatments, apply 0.25 oz. (2 teaspoons) of product per 100 sq. ft. 
• Step 2: Fill the spreader with the correct amount of bait and adjust the spreader settings to ensure even distribution.
• Step 3: Walk around the perimeter of the lawn and work towards the middle, pushing the spreader at a steady pace. Two passes should be made of the area at a normal walking speed of 2.5 mph (100 ft. covered in 27 seconds)
• Step 4: Do not water the treated area for the next 24 hours to ensure fire ants have had time to take the bait to the colony.

Where to Use

Fire Ant Bait can be used on residential turfs, commercial nurseries and properties, container stock, sod farms, pasture, and rangelands.

It is also safe for indoor use as a crack and crevice treatment in homes, residential, commercial, and other structures, and in the non-food/feed areas of institutional, warehousing, and commercial establishments, such as groceries and supermarkets, hotels and motels, hospitals and nursing homes, schools, laboratories, computer facilities, food storage areas, sewers, transportation equipment, pet shops or zoos, and in the inedible product areas of meat or poultry plants. 

Do not apply Extinguish Plus on vegetables or any food crops, or seed farms for commercial use.

When to Use

Fire Ant Bait can be used as soon as ants are observed. The best results are seen when ants are active and foraging, usually when soil temperature is greater than 60º F.

Do not apply the product within 6 hours of a rain event. Apply the product when the area is dry from dew or irrigation.

Safety Information

Extinguish Plus Ant Bait is safe to use around children and pets when applied according to the product label instructions. Always wear the proper personal protective equipment when applying and handling this product.

Do not allow people or pets to enter treated areas until 24 hours after application. 

Special Considerations

Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait is a granulated product that works best when applied to dry areas when rain is not expected for at least 6 hours. The bait will become unattractive to ants if it becomes wet.