Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait, manufactured by Bayer, is a high quality granular ant bait that provides fast control over imported fire ants and fire ant mounds in commercial and residential turfgrass.

Made with the active ingredient Fipronil 0.00045%, it lures the unsuspecting worker ants to eat the irresistible ant bait and carry it back to their nests to share, affecting the entire colony with a lethal dosage. Within 3 to 5 days all fire ants and the queen will dies after ingesting the lethal ant bait, resulting in total fire ant colony elimination.

Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait provides extensive control of imported fire ants as far as 15 feet below the turf surface within 14 days at the smallest application rate, offering economical value.

Tools Needed

Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait can be applied with a broadcast spreader, an application tablespoon, or shaken out from the container. 

How to Use

• Step 1: Determine how much Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait to use by measuring the square footage of the treatment area. To do this, measure (in feet) the areas length and width then multiply the two values (length x width = square footage). A broadcast treatment of Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait is 0.5 to 1.83 oz per 1,000 sq. ft. For individual mound treatments, use 2 to 5 tablespoons of product per mound. Do not exceed more than 4 applications per year.
• Step 2: Fill the spreader with the correct amount of Maxforce FC Fire Ant 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: When using Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait to treat individual mounds, broadcast 2 to 5 tablespoons of the granules in a circle about 4 or 5 feet in diameter with the mound being in the center of the circle.
• Step 5: Do not water the lawn for the next 24 hours, to ensure ants have had time to take the bait to the colony. Wait until 3 to 6 weeks have passed since the last application rate before reusing the product.

Where to Use

Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait can be applied outdoors to the turfgrass in home lawns, golf courses, commercial and recreational turf, adjacent landscaped beds (which only have adequate cover to prevent run-off and not on bare soil), and sodfarms.

Do not apply to pastures, or grazing lands nor around fruit trees or nut trees, or any plant grown for food.

When to Use

Use Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait can be used as soon as fire ants or fire ant mounds are recognized. Apply when ants are actively looking for food; this is typically in the morning or evening.

Do not apply immediately before or after irrigation or rain.

Safety Information

Maxforce FC Fire 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 Maxforce FC Fire ant Bait.

Keep children and pets out of the treated area until it is completely dry.

Special Considerations

When treating individual mounds, we recommend using a measuring spoon to apply the bait around the mound. Do not use utensils that are used in the kitchen.

Maxforce FC Fire Ant Baits is effective on its own, and cannot be applied with other pesticides, fertilizers, and other biologically active materials.