Niban Granular Bait, Weather-Resistant, 4 lbs

Awesome any killer! I'm assuming with the heat the ants want to come into the house for cooler air and I've been finding them in the closets, sinks, and around outside edges of the house - this stuff works amazing - even wet! Put some down outside and started to get rained on so I had to run back inside - after the rain I went back to apply and they were gone. I even waited a few more days to apply since it was wet and there were no traces of ants there! Will be my go to from now on

It's a war out there and if you don't want to fight bugs every day, use Niban as your ultimate weapon. I recommend a cheap battery powered handheld spreader - about $15 - to provide an even spread around the perimeter of your home. The spreader prevents waste and ensures new colonies will be kept at bay. You can also get it with a shaker jug, but I prefer the spreader much more. It is weatherproof, so you can apply it as long as there is no standing water to wash it away. Bugs eat it and it just prevents them from extracting nutrition from food. It does not kill on contact and will NOT work overnight - it takes a couple days before they suddenly disappear. It is safe for bees, birds and pets and can be used indoors. They make a "Fine Granular" powder with "FG" behind the name in order to get into cracks and tight spaces indoors. The regular Niban can be used indoors and out and it has no odor. The best part is that you only need to apply it every 3-4 months and bugs do NOT develop a tolerance for it.

This product was recommended by a friend who is a pest control professional. I had a wide variety of ants all around the perimeter of my house. I cast this around as directed and the ants immediately began carrying it to their ant holes. I am optimistic, as after a week, the visible ants are significantly reduced--from dozens of ants on the patio to 6. Time will tell, but appears to be working!

Does a decent job of controlling ants but have not gotten rid of them permanently as of yet.

I bought this bait because I had an infestation of house crickets in my lake house. I had hundreds of house crickets in the house and glue traps were always full so I decided to buy this bait after I saw an ad online and did some research. I treated the perimeter around the outside of the house and after a few days, the number of house crickets in the house dropped significantly and after a few weeks, there are no more house crickets. I am a satisfied customer.

The product works fine for ants and grasshoppers, but the bag is defective. It is supposed to be resealable with a zip lock, but it refuses to lock. If you purchase this product, you'll have to transfer the powder to a sealable airtight container for storage. It's a shame that they decided to save a few pennies on defective packaging for what is otherwise a very good product.

Great product and fast delivery

For many reasons that I won't list here, we have an extraordinary number of ants around our home, and I’m on ant duty year-round in our climate. We have a variety of ant species, except (thank goodness) for fire ants. This has become a personal mission that led me to learn a lot about ants and deterrents, especially nontoxic products and home remedies that will not harm our pets or wildlife. I bought the large bag of Niban granular bait and applied the product as directed to the letter. I’ve been patient and monitored the ants’ behavior, with the understanding that baits can take a long time to work, and ant activity often increases before seeing results. Weeks later, the product is clearly visible and has not been washed away by rain, yet we have more ants than ever. They appear to be attracted to it, as evidenced by the explosion of ants in the area, but they are not carrying the bait away or decreasing in number over time. They are literally walking right over it on their way to our home. Again, these are different varieties of black ants, all apparently disinterested in "taking the bait". This product has a 4.2-star average rating, so it must work for some users, but there are quite a few 1-star reviews by people for whom this bait did not work; perhaps there are differences in response based on species or region. For us, the search for an effective outdoor ant bait that won’t harm animals continues.