Indoxacarb

Cockroaches are a common irritating pest in the home, and many pest control products are available on store shelves to address their infestations. However, few are as effective as a product that contains a powerful active ingredient used in a number of cockroach baits. This active ingredient is called Indoxacarb, and it is a popular chemical used in the Advion brand of insect control products.

This page will give you an overview of Indoxacarb and why it works so well to wipe out cockroaches and ant invasions. Here, you can also shop our top-recommended Indoxacarb-based pesticides, which we have in our inventory.

What Is Indoxacarb?

Indoxacarb is a relatively new insecticide produced by DuPont Professional Products in 2000 and marketed in the U.S. under various brand names. It is also the main ingredient in the popular Advion insecticide baits.

In its original form, Indoxacarb is a white powder. Indoxacarb comes in several different formulations but is most known for coming in granular form or indoor gel bait. Pest control products containing Indoxacarb are usually used on various crops for ants, roaches, and other plant-damaging pests.

How Does Indoxacarb Work?

Mode of Action

Indoxacarb is part of the oxadiazine family of insecticides and has a relatively new mode of action compared to other insecticides. Indoxacarb works by blocking nerve cells in the insect, stopping the flow of sodium ions to the cells.

This flow of sodium ions is crucial to the target insect's nervous system functioning. If it is disrupted, the insect suffers from tremors, loses its appetite, is paralyzed, and eventually dies.

Benefits of Indoxacarb

Indoxacarb is a very effective product with a unique mode of action that other insecticides lack. Best of all, when used in bait form, it is very attractive to the target insects, and they will readily consume the bait and pass it along to other insects.

Based on scientific tests, Indoxacarb has also shown that it will remain effective through three generations of cockroaches, resulting in the death of many roaches from a single application.

Use Indoxacarb to treat ants, roaches, and other labeled household pests infested indoors or outdoors.

Drawbacks of Indoxacarb

Indoxacarb is effective, but it is slow-acting. It could take a few days for the insect ingested Indoxacarb to die. If there's a big infestation, you may not see the desired result of a depleted population for a couple of weeks. Indoxacarb has also been shown to become bait averse to some species of adaptable cockroaches, rendering it ineffective.

Do not use Indoxacarb alone when dealing with a large infestation. You may need to supplement Indoxacarb with other pesticides to kill your target pest.

Is Indoxacarb Safe?

Indoxacarb is safe when applied according to the label directions. When handling this product, wear the proper safety gear and equipment, such as gloves, protective eyewear, a safety mask, and long-sleeved clothing. Avoid treated areas until the product has completely dried.

What to Expect

Indoxacarb is not an instant kill product. It could take a few days for an insect to succumb to the effects of this slow-killing active ingredient. If you have a heavy infestation, apply a plentiful amount of bait in areas where you have seen insects active. Reapplication may be necessary to replenish the eaten bait.

Featured Products

Advion Cockroach Gel Bait—Advion Cockroach Gel, from Syngenta, is the most popular German roach bait on the market. The roach poison in Advion, Indoxacarb, is safe for use on even the most sensitive application sites. When used in combination with cockroach taps, Advion will exterminate all cockroach infestations. 

Advion Ant Bait Arenas—Advion Ant Bait Arena contains the same active ingredient as Advion Ant Gel, Indoxacarb. Combining this powerful active ingredient with a proven bait matrix, Advion Ant Bait Arenas gives you the reliability of a gel bait with the ease of a bait station, eliminating any mess. Stations should be placed in areas seeing the most activity.