KM Ant Pro ANTPRO User manual

KM AntPro
Placement Strategy & Installation Guide
One of the first considerations when utilizing the AntPro System, is where to locate the
dispensers and how many are required to do the job. Whether you are eliminating insects
that are invading a home or office complex, a lawn or garden area, or infesting agricultural
acreage, there are reliable guidelines to follow for successful and economical control and
monitoring.
It’s important to remember that only a selected group of ant workers from most ant colonies
are charged with the responsibility of providing food for its members. They perform this
task by initially foraging at random Only after these ants have found an attractive food
source do they mark and create positive pheromone trails, chemically marked highways,
from the food source home to their colony. This means the initial randomly foraging ant
24/7 control and monitoring around homes and other structures
1) Install at least one AntPro®dispenser on each side of the structure, giving considera-
tion to its size, and the number of different connecting walls. For a small home or building
consisting of approximately 1500 sq. ft., place one unit at each side. The following are addi-
tional AntPro dispenser placement considerations:
a) Key areas such as acute joining wall angles where insects converge.
b) Place a unit when possible by the air conditioner condenser water
overflow outlet. Water is always primary insect attractant Over ►
Activation Instructions:
1) Activate dispenser by unscrewing
reservoir one half turn (180 degrees
counter clockwise). (Activation
opens the dispenser, so ants can feed
on bait.) Unscrewing reservoir too
far can result in bait leakage.
2) Tighten the safety lock screw to
lock the reservoir in place and
prevent child tampering.
Other Instructions:
1) After colony elimination or control, leave dispensers in place to prevent re-
infestation. The dispensers are designed to hold and deliver bait for extended periods,
but should be emptied, flushed-out, and refilled with fresh bait every few months.
Additional bait refills are sold separately.
2) Avoid tilting or jarring dispensers once they are activated, — this disturbs the
metering action and can cause the bait to leak.
3) Important: Do not apply insecticides or other baits while using your AntPro sys-
tem, although these products kill visible insects quickly, they serve to alert other
colony members to bud “divide” the nest and reproduce more rapidly. The foragers
are killed before they have an opportunity to return to their nest and feed their
queens, nursery and other colony members.
Gourmet Liquid Ant Bait
Contains Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate 1% as its active ingredient. It is specially
formulated to retard the development of mold and can be diluted with distilled water or a food
grade liquid 1 to 1 making a .5% active ingredient bait to optimize its cost effectiveness and
palatability to an exceptionally wide variety of ant species. "*Tramp Ants” ,which are the ants
we are most concerned with controlling tend to make very large colonies and have a high de-
mand for food sources high in sugar. Most of the time this demand for sugar is met by taking
the excretions of plant-sucking bugs like aphids, scales and mealybugs in exchange for protec-
tion from predatory insects. This liquid is referred to as "Honeydew”.-Gourmet Ant Bait®is
scientifically formulated to mimic this natural ant food, additionally it contains a patented at-
tractant “UNI-TRACT®”. “UNI-TRACT” increase the feeding of Carpenter Ants, Ghost Ants,
Argentine Ants, Crazy Ants, Imported Fire Ants, Pharaoh Ants, White-footed Ants, Big
Headed ants, roaches and numerous other insects.
AntPro® and Gourmet, are certified USDA, National Organic
Program (NOP) food crop compliant.
*Tramp ant is a title applied to several invasive ant families
with proven ability to hitchhike with human travel and
establish colonies in new regions all around the globe.
Argentine, ghost, fire, White Footed, Long legged and crazy
ants are just a few of this group’s members.
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Installation & Operating Instructions
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General: (Start Here)
When AntPro bait dispensers filled with Gourmet Liquid Ant Bait are deployed, they
provide a safe and highly effective means to destroy ants and their colonies. AntPro
works when foraging ants carry the bait back to feed and kill the queens and other colony
members. Once colonies are eliminated, keep AntPro filled with Gourmet Liquid Ant bait
to provide 24/7 property monitoring and protection from re-infestation.
Filling Instructions:
1) Turn dispenser upside down, then
unscrew and remove base.
2) Fill dispenser through filler hole with
at least 16 oz. of liquid ant bait.
(Max capacity is 19 oz.)
3) Re-attach base to reservoir, then
tighten snuggly, so bait doesn’t leak
when dispenser is turned right side
up.
4) Insert anchor stake into square hole
in underside of base. Apply firm
pressure until stake snaps into place.
Ground installation Instructions:
1) Place dispensers on level ground,
away from direct sunlight, preferably
in a shrub belt around the outside of
your home. (Avoid using ant bait
indoors, because it attracts ants into
your home. Ants living inside, will
find bait even when it’s located
outside.)
2) Using a screwdriver, make a small
pilot hole in the ground.
3) Insert stake, with dispenser attached,
into pilot hole. Apply even downward
pressure to dispenser, until stake is
firmly anchored in ground. (When the
stake is fully inserted, the dispenser
base should sit flush on the ground. If
not, make the pilot hole deeper.)
4) For best results, place at least one
dispenser on each side of your home.
5) See reverse side for area placement
information.
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c) North-side of structures with predominate shade and moisture.
d) Where ants are seen trailing.
e) Most important, do not put units directly over nests; place dispensers when
possible at least 5 ft. away or farther from the nest. Do not disturb nests,
and do not spray the area with insecticides.
f) Avoid locations where substantial water run-off will occur.
2) Guidelines for unit placement around buildings. The following averaged
measurements are for potential invasion areas (ground floor, only).
a) 0 – 1,900 square feet 4 units to 6*
b) 1,901 – 2,999 “ “ 6 units to 8*
c) 3,000 - 5,000+ “ “ 8 units to 12*
* “Exotic invasive ants” including White-footed, Big-headed, Argentine
ants, Caribbean Crazy ants, Long legged ants & Yellow Crazy ants,
Lawn, garden and balance of property
For full property protection, place additional AntPro dispensers spaced around the perime-
ter of property. Depending on the ant species, each AntPro dispenser covers an area with a
minimum radius of 30 feet (60 ft. spacing between units for Argentine and white-footed
ants) to a radius of 75 feet (150 ft. spacing of un-obstructed ground between units for
imported fire ants). Locate units where ants are most active; and preferably, in shrub or tree
belts so as not to interfere with lawn maintenance. Deploy dispensers in shade, avoid lo-
cations with full sun exposure, and where substantial water run-off will occur. Note: If a
dispenser is submerged due to unusually heavy rain, allow the water to recede. It will not
lose its bait content and foraging insects will reactivate it.
Baiting strategy
1) AntPro® provides ants and other insects with long term continuous access to food.
Initially, if you have a large infestation of ants, they will consume the bait contents at a
faster rate until their population is reduced and the colony destroyed (most ant species).
Keep in mind when these populations are destroyed other ants will eventually move into the
uninhabited area. Once the colony is eliminated, keep the AntPro dispensers activated and
in place as sentinels to prevent re-infestation.
2) If you have a particularly difficult ant problem, first attempt to identify the ants and
learn more about them. With most ant species, you will find that simply following our
installation and placement instructions, the problem will be resolved. There are some
non-indigenous and highly invasive ant species that have and are creating serious
environmental and economic problems in areas of the United States and worldwide. The Ar-
gentine ant, red imported fire ant, long-legged ant, big headed ant, Caribbean crazy ant and
white-footed ants are such ants. You are welcome to visit our website to learn more about
ants and control solutions. You can also write or contact us by phone. Please note: If you
choose to send us ant samples for identification, please send a minimum of five ants safely
packed so as not to be crushed. If the ants vary in size, send samples of each. Please make
certain any insects sent through the mail are dead. Freezing them prior to mailing will suf-
fice. KM AntPro LLC
Ofc: [phone] P.O. Box 967, Nokomis, FL 34275 Fax: [phone]
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