My mother in law gave me some to kill some ants outside of my home. I thought this was a flea/tick killer. Does anyone have any other info about it? WIll it kill the ants? If not, can you please recommend something that will? Thanks so much!
2006-07-10 12:41:42 · 9 answers · asked by Kristina B 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The active ingredient in Sevin is carbaryl. Sevin is the trade name for the product whereas carbaryl is the chemical name of the ingredient that does the dirty work. Sevin is also used as a flea/ant killer, but under a different name, like First Choice or another name. A really good example is imidacloprid. Imidacloprid kills fleas, ticks, grubs, mole crickets, Japanese beetles, etc. If you have dogs and cats, you know it as Advantage. It is also under the trade names of Premise, Merit, Admire and Marathon. All of these products contain imidaclporid.
The main difference between Advantage, and say, Merit, is the % active ingredient in the product. The amount of imidacloprid in Advantage is a great deal smaller than what is in Merit. This is so pets are kept safe. This is probably way too much information, but sometimes I get carried away.
As far as killing the ants, you should find out what kind they are. Some ants are attracted to sugar, while others are not. Usually an ant bait will work. You can pick these up at a local home improvement store. All you have to do is sprinkle it around the perimeter of your home, and they will pick it up. Also try to find out what they're doing or where they're going. If you remove what it is that is attracting them, they shouldn't be a problem anymore!
2006-07-11 10:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by plantmd 4 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Sevin Dust Pesticide
2016-09-30 06:49:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a tanker truck driver I hauled Seven pesticide made by Union Carbide. It carries a strong warning that it is deadly to honeybees. I hauled it to the western states for gypsy moth infestation. Don't know about ants. I would think any Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes or Kmart would carry a cheap pesticide for ants. I read once that some kind of common powder was good to get rid of ants. I forgot what powder. Maybe someone else here knows.
2006-07-10 12:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by happy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sevendust Insecticide
2016-12-18 15:37:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-10 12:46:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Can someone give me some information on the pesticide sevendust?
My mother in law gave me some to kill some ants outside of my home. I thought this was a flea/tick killer. Does anyone have any other info about it? WIll it kill the ants? If not, can you please recommend something that will? Thanks so much!
2015-08-16 21:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sevendust has same component with the Seven pesticides use by gardener to kill plant bugs and other diseases its a broad spectrum insecticides.
The one that your mother in law gave you to use was indeed a flea/tick killer use for cats and dogs.
Check this site out and maybe from there you could browse more information...http://www.idsexim.com/192-Seven-Dust-Insecticide.html
2006-07-10 12:57:34 · answer #7 · answered by á?¦â?«â?¥flygalâ?¥â?«á?¦ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sevin Dust can be used to kill ants and many other insects. Pour 2-4 ozs around the mound, disturb the mound repeat, or sprinkle over the ground were you dont want the ants
2006-07-10 13:08:40 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah its one better than pesticide sixdust ive heard
2006-07-10 12:45:24 · answer #9 · answered by gary_cfc 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it works for me, it also comes in liquid concintrate, good for fleas and ticks and lots of bugs, the 10% is for yard ....5% can be sprinkled on the dogs for fleas and ticks.......be careful using it if there are honey bees close by, it kills them too
2006-07-10 12:53:03 · answer #10 · answered by goatlady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋