Best Ant Baits - How to Get Rid of Ants with Terro or Amdro

There are ways to remove ants from your home effectively and there are various baits which I have tested. Some work well and others do not. This features the best ant baits that I have tested and there is one clear winner at the end. We reviewed Raid, Terro, Amdro and others.

[@lizjoe21750]

Thank you for taking the time to do this extensive research and test so many brands. You've helped a lot!!!

[@mystical9054]

I’ve used Raid ant baits twice now, and both times, they killed the entire colony. It takes awhile, though. About a week. You gotta stay patient. Also, the Raid baits work best if you place all four of them (four baits come in a box) directly outside the entryway to the colony…so you have to find that first. When you do, place them at the “front door” in a row, and over time, the ants WILL find it and carry the food back to the entire colony. I’ve come back after a week, and no more sign of ants. When I cut the tops off the baits, usually 2-3 of the baits were completely empty, and the other 3-4 were halfway eaten. So, it does work. Raid baits are basically a mixture of peanut butter, flour, and 5% boric acid.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching

[@conservativeamber1216]

I like the Terra liquid bait

[@boredfive3001]

I have this now and it's not effective. The Terro works for a fact but the raid one was the only one available.

[@xmaTKDmma]

@@boredfive3001i have this also. Terro only works for an opinion. Raid works for a fact.

[@boredfive3001]

@@xmaTKDmma You don't know what you're talking about

[@Brunson7974]

This was an excellent video.Thanks for the reviews of different ant baits.

[@lesleyjwest4195]

I had Terro outside my window for carpenter ants. Saw them all over it in an hour. For indoor ants, I picked up Raid. After a day and a half still has ants by my bed, so I returned the Raid and got an indoor Terro. Just placed them. Hoping it works faster than the Raid, they are in my kitchen and bedroom!

[@cathleenforbeck2108]

Thanks very much! I'm a single gal, and first time homeowner. Ants like crazy, and seemed liked out of the blue. Lived here 1.5 years, and first time issue. Anyway, I really appreciate the helpful video. OMW to the home improvement store now!

[@seasonedsofisticate1901]

Thanks for taking the time to do this but a better test would have been to try each one separately on different ant trails and to see how quickly they disappeared but this will help some people decide on which to try.

[@aleshakelly3913]

Thanks for this video!!! So far, I’ve use the liquid Terro Ant Killer and it’s working like a charm!!!! Thanks to this video, I didn’t waste my money and time on other stuff that don’t work

[@davemeeks8109]

I had ants in the pantry and put traps on the floor waiting for response. The ants went nowhere near the traps until I put a very small drop of honey on top of the trap. Then it was like they all came to dinner and within a few days they were gone.

[@k9keo]

Haven’t tried any other besides the Terro. Terro works best for me. Might take a couple of days depending on the colonies but it hasn’t failed yet.

[@DomMini]

I like the gel stuff! Works great!

[@crabjoe]

I've tried Terro and Raid. If you want to see ants take the bait, get the Terro liquid. You'll see them on there like crazy, but the colony never dies. You might see them disappear for a few day, but they always come back. With Raid, you almost never see an ant enter the trap, but if you wait about a week, they'll disappear. Once they're gone, they're gone for the year.. For whatever reason, they'll reappear the following year. With Terro, I feel like I'm just feeding the colony.

[@rimfire2642]

I learned about Tero growing up decades ago. It used to literally have arsenic in it! But the liquid drops IMO are still the way to go. Inside, just cut up a paper product something like index cards, or file folders into 1-2" squareish shapes and put a few drops on them and place them around. Ants love this stuff and when they hit it. And it's far more economical than the traps, and as this video shows, effective.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching. please share the video

[@danielapineros5091]

How long are you supposed to leave it out for ?

[@rimfire2642]

@@danielapineros5091 I'm not a professional, but generally a few days after you stop seeing AANY ants. In my experience, this can take a couple weeks. Initially check it daily to ensure you aren't running out. As you see a decline of ant visits, it can dry up so check it every couple days. Hope it works for you, and if you want update with what occurs would like to hear.

[@Prisoner-jf8vi]

Amdro bait granules works beautiful. My only issue is that it's expensive and I believe it might wash away after it rains. I had a massive ant situation and amdro granules got rid of them in less than a week.

[@gavinbriscoe2311]

I’ve got an ant problem the tero worked great. Thank you for this video very helpful

[@flannelguydiy6458]

you are welcome. please share the video

[@AlexaThinks]

It definitely helped. Thank you!

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Glad it helped!

[@rluciar]

Thanks I need to try it. I just moved to my new house and i have ants all over.

[@abchappell01]

Thank you so much 😊

[@21godson]

Ok I been dealing with Ants for months. Raid didn’t work at all to get rid of them. Amdro was even worst. Black ants would go right past the Amdro. I bought the Terro last week, and within 1 day I had no more ants

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you for watching

[@wusyndicate13]

I'm getting ants in my bathroom. On my way to home depot and buy some of this product. Thank you!

[@joeartega1712]

Thank you very much.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

You are welcome!

[@lv5584]

@flannelguyDIY hi. I’m using ant traps right now AEROKURE is the brand . Is it to be expected to find loads of ants now (worse than pre trap) ? I just don’t know The process . Dad is away so I’m trying to deal w this ant situation ! I have them by front door & basement . Just don’t know if they get WORSE before it gets better ?! May have to go get some Terro tho . Can I use borax instead which I have or does it have to get back to the Queen? Thx!

[@rachelamezquita8113]

9/18/22 Sunday. This is an amazing video! I love it so I subscribe. Este video es impresionante! Muy buen video que explica con muy buen detalle

[@paulnavarro9632]

I use Terro, I purchase both the bottle on and the placement bait. Works for me, just need to learn to make my own mix, so I can save money.

[@hqhq4611]

For those tiny little ants I've always found that the liquid baits work best. Maybe the dry baits work well for other species but the really tiny ants seem to ignore them.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you for watching

[@maggiemargaret1412]

Thanks for the post. Nice idea here, but I doubt you can really test these by placing them so close together; at least not for comparative purposes. A few reasons but the main one is that even the directions will tell you to place them many feet apart. Naturally, if a liquid is just sitting out, they are going to find that one first & just keep going back to that one. I'm actually came here to look for a tutorial on how to break the tab on a "Terro Liquid Bait Station"; the kind that are in the shape of a box/squarish that you adhere to the wall or cabinet. I got one and had to use a pliers to break it off. It left the bait sack (a capsule, sort of) inside the station but the hole to enter it is awfully small. I don't know if I broke it off unevenly or something or what, but I cannot see more than one ant at a time passing through it; doesn't make sense to me. Thanks again.

[@craigreubens2738]

I had the same difficulty opening those plastic containers. They should be a lot easier to open! Also I'd like to know how dangerous the liquid is to human beings. What happens if you get a drop on your bare hands? I do realize I shouldn't lick the drop off but do I have to use anything special?

[@hqhq4611]

​@@craigreubens2738 The instructions on the Terro traps tell you to open the traps manually but I always cut them open with scissors. Most of these traps use Borax which is toxic to ants and it can be toxic to humans and animals in large doses. I don't think the Borax is super dangerous, certainly less so than other insecticides, but you should still wash your hands after handling, don't get it in your eyes, and don't ingest it.

[@mosconioni4523]

Thanks, great review and comparison test! 👍 Time to bait them ants 😬

[@danielapineros5091]

How long did you leave the Terro bait for ?

[@AudiophileTubes]

Has anyone used 'REVENGE' brand liquid ant baits? How effective are they? Thanks.

[@ericstrong2090]

Might have been better to one of these at different ant colonies. To see which one is more effective. This shows that if you put all bates in one spot they work. However it is visible that they like the drops. Doesn’t mean that’s the one that killed them. But thanks for the video and spending the time recording different traps.

[@JDJohnston9906753]

Great video! Do the Terro drops just kill the ants on site, or is it like the bait traps, which allow the ants to take the drops back to their colony to wipe it out?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

yes they bring the food back. Like grub hub for ants

[@BrookieDrake]

Toro gel not working for me. I try it every summer

[@gurpreetdhillon4477]

perfect .. thanks

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching...

[@wthomas5697]

I found that ants love the terro but they don't appear to take it anywhere. They just drink and die. The raid thing got some activity but didn't kill on the spot. If they took stuff back to the colony it didn't kill much. I'm trying the hexagonal one right now. We'll see how it goes.

[@Lulu-222]

Thank you! Paid an exterminator $200 to treat my mom’s house for an ant problem inside her house, and paid another $50 for a second treatment. Still have ants, and I’m desperate for something that works.

[@chriskobler3352]

I have tried the terro ant baits. The ants would feed on it for a couple days, then stop eating it totally. All they do is walk around it and avoid it. It's been over a week, and they still aren't gone yet.

[@acat7798]

Thanks! This review helped! Gel looks effective but harmful to pets so I sadly can’t do that one

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you for watching

[@nemocjeannetti4761]

You should start with remove any food or anything sticky and sweet like soda spills lots of food is under the fridge and on the sides of the stove because they'll just keep coming back they also look for water so any standing water spills you're putting down traps where you can see them nothing but removing their food source have to be the first step

[@missladyOhtee]

It’s rainy season in Nor Cal and oh boy the ants are all over the place in my house. Tried lemons, cinnamon, white vinegar and essential oils. Ain’t helping one bit. Desperately searching through KZbin to find a way. Came across this video and decided to give it a try. Going on a family vaycay for a week so im Gonna pick some of this up tomorrow and see how it works. Gonna leave it out while we’re gone. I’ll write back if it’s a success. Praying it does. ☺️

[@flannelguydiy6458]

let me know

[@SteveV2023]

Depends on if the ants are hunting for sweets or protein, the Terro liquid didn't work at all for me. I dropped some fat while browning hamburger on my stove and they were all over that. I made a mix of that fat & borax, so far they're eating it. I'll have to check the results tonight.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

You can also mix peanut butter with borax, baking soda or both.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching! please share the video

[@petefork5799]

Last time I used this exact same Terro bait station, the ant colony moved into a corner of the inside of my place. The queen and all. Eggs.. it was nasty. Has this ever happened to you? I may need to use this again, but I am afraid of seeing the same thing happen again if I place it inside the house where I see them.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Never happened to me. They bring the bait back to the next and kill everyone.

[@mikealalee2889]

You must have placed bait in a way that actually blocked their ability to exit and so they just migrated to a more manageable area. Maybe where you thought they were coming in they were actually going out and so they became trapped and just made do inside. Hope this helps!

[@davidjames5881]

You should be thankful , take em all out right there . Problem over . Ants can't function without the Queen

[@axxiom20001]

Terro liquid no longer works for my ant colonies. Same type of ants shown on your video. The Terro worked a few years ago; but no longer works now. I suspect that they've become immune to the active ingredient in Terro.

[@davidjames5881]

That's not possible.....its poison to them . Be like saying a human being can become immune to drinking antifreeze 😂. You probably have a massive ant infestation and don't realize it, and these little baits arent enough ammo . You can have many colonies around your property with thousands if not millions of ants if its really bad.

[@LiberalinOregon]

I have the same problem. I have fed them Terro every day for 2 years, during ant season, and they just keep coming.

[@zoolanderhansel]

I used terro. Seems to work at first but ants start covering the gel after a day.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching!

[@xxtwobitxx]

I've used lots of different baits and the torro worked great a few years ago, but now they pay it no mine. Not sure what is going on, has the formula change?

[@flannelguydiy6458]

the ants are used to it

[@jim7953]

Can you put the links below

[@teepatchong5668]

I find the Australian ants are active at night. Daytime, they hide in their nests.

[@cathleenforbeck2108]

I applied a couple drops of the Terri liquid, and the ants are definitely on it. I think I found the colony. There are about 100+ ants trying to get on the drops. I also laid down a Terro bait trap nearby. Is this all I need to do at this point? There are defo no ants coming from outside the perimeter of the house. I walked all the way around to check. Also looked closely in the garage. Nothing.

[@nickbenitez9807]

They can live inside walls and even travel between wallpaper. If that’s the case they’re probably in a crevice somewhere and have the best deeper inside

[@lv5584]

What happens if you vacuum ants ? Does it make the issue worse ?

[@scurfie2343]

Use the Terro, do NOT spray or vacuum! You want the ants to grab the poison and take it back to the queen.

[@brentphillips262]

Flamethrower worked great for me but only issue is now I need a place to stay.

[@junito1957]

TERROR LIQUID ID THE BEST ALL THE OTHER TRAP EITHER GET KICK AROUND BY PETS OR GET BLOW AROUND BY WIND

[@gretashapiro4118]

Raid , they didn't touch it, walked around it,over it . I'm going to try the combat and or terro . Terro has many good reviews

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank for watching

[@BeccaL2016]

So far for me, terro and amdwad are better. They are gone but then the new ones come back 😢

[@mikealalee2889]

So basically terro showed the best interest to the ants. Or at least gel baits or liquid baits are much stronger than the strip club baits. XD I'll keep that in mind.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you for watching

[@jasonlondos8000]

Adult ants can’t consume solids, that’s why they show interest to liquid baits. The larvae consume solids and the adults get liquid food back from the larva.

[@handyman3320]

The Terro is very sweet. Made my stomach heart

[@michaelg.hutchings9776]

Did you eat it?

[@bledzone231]

Terro liquid ants bait works well, if it’s fresh drops. But when the liquids gets harder ants doesn’t wanna eat it anymore… Ants 🐜 keeps coming from nowhere. I used essential raid sprays for ants and roaches and all the ants disappeared..

[@XenoTravis]

The liquid works super well but hopefully it doesn't need to be used inside. It is super gross to get off and even can chip off paint

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching. please share the video

[@springLocks258]

That is true. I have pets and kids and my baits i swear always get spilled. Its a pain.

[@LiberalinOregon]

Cut an inch X inch square out of the box the Terro came in and use it as a serving tray. The sticky stays on the square. I use it inside regularly. No sticky mess to clean up.

[@lorrainesalstrand1603]

Got a little dizzy with your camera work lol - Terro liquid. The best. Fast. Had ants on the window sill above the kitchen sink. Placed a drop or two on a several small pieces of cardboard (no sticky clean up, because it IS sticky). The ants came by the dozen, they loved the Terro. Gone within 3 days. Kept it handy but never had them come back.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you for watching

[@Greenlion781]

Terro is the only bait I've ever gotten to work.

[@ReefMimic]

The liquid works the best from my experience

[@LiberalinOregon]

I’ve been feeding ants terro for 2 years and they keep coming for more.

[@denisedixon7463]

These ants i got are not taking the bait

[@mela995]

im so exctied to get my bait tomorrow. the ant problem has gotten out of control. i dont enjoy killing them but they have to go now that theyve invaded my kitchen

[@ConvowithChris]

Of course all the traps are not going to work good when you put them all together and especially if you put the most attractive sugar bait easiest accessible in drop form where they don’t have to go into something to get it.

[@Prisoner-jf8vi]

Not all ants want sugar. Some colony's prefer grease bait. Amdro uses both sweet and grease bait with the granules

[@brooklyndeco]

this guy looks super baked

[@marlenecesarotti8468]

i use sugar plster of paris ..drop peanut butter a drop ....thanks

[@flannelguydiy6458]

Great idea!!

[@marlenecesarotti8468]

@@flannelguydiy6458 cant hurt put some near my doors & havent seen one yet but this is ongoing process long as not in house...good luck but sure u know let them eat all they want don kill them let them go back to their home and share the goodies.....good luck

[@lilyputz5774]

What does this sentance say?

[@roachcoachn9077]

@@lilyputz5774thought I was the only one 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gwynjustice6664]

As much as this proves Terro is a good brand this this is a bad test mainly due to the fact you had no separation with the other baits.

[@darrenguy4300]

Ants is smarter than we think they are not that easy to kill these bait don't work that fast so most of the time they just move to a new trail

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching...

[@ouyardbird5172]

You can't beat terro. Nothing beats terro

[@kellypulltabswaltersworthi6745]

Terro is the best save your time

[@conservativeamber1216]

Let's TROY these Ants Terra in my Opinion is the best That liquid bait stuff works charms

[@flannelguydiy6458]

yeah no mercy!

[@bgierat]

The store bought baits don’t work well. Better off making your own sugar and borax mixture on bread etc.

[@antoniomarine1567]

You have to figure out what kind of ants they are. These products worked for you - but may not work for everyone.

[@Shinky]

"Take it back to the colony and kill the rest of them almost like a trojan horse" Not gonna lie, I was expecting you to jump into an anti-virus or VPN sponsorship

[@wx2833]

I recently found TERRO at Lowes, and figured I would snag a handful since summer is fast approaching. In Tennessee we are being over run by ants and it started gearing up around July & August last year. I tried the hot shot product last summer, and didn't notice much in the way of results; and decied to try my grand parents solution for roaches; which is to mix baking soda and peanut butter. After I put a few lids of that mixture down near wallsca corners; I didn't see the little buggers anymore.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thanks for watching! please share the video

[@cohenlu9963]

dump the terro in the ant hill

[@heidigracee]

Terro doesn't work!!!!!

[@flannelguydiy6458]

thank you for watching

[@outoftime788]

wat the. u need to test them out one at a time. jesus

[@toastytopics2614]

Quit complaining. At least he took the time to do this example...He was showing you what traps are the ants more receptive to wise guy! 🤯

[@Bill23799]

I tried Baiting my Ants but I don't know if it worked. Me: Hey you Worker Ant. You know you are a real nothing. A worker is not much more than a slave. You know nobody likes you. Those giant Ants who worked in the movie " Them " told me they all dated your sister and she was easy. Worker Ant: Sniff....Sniff Why you have to be so mean. I'm going back to my colony and tell them we should all just kill ourselves.

[@flannelguydiy6458]

haha ! so funny

[@2ndMess]

Anybody else feel bad about killing bugs?

[@tonyjacobo3020]

Nope!

[@prussianette]

No, but most of the time the spiders I keep around take care of them. (I only clean them out when company comes, and then only in the spots company would see them.) However, the ants come in to great of numbers.

[@SonicTheo]

Yes but it’s necessary when in home

[@robertcatone1960]

No. Ants cause way to much food contamination and that makes me feel bad!

[@Otaku155]

no

[@coolie725_]

Sonicmplus1234567

[@jasonlondos8000]

Maxforce Fleet. You’re welcome