ferti-Lome Lb. Fire Ant Killer

Over priced, but works, ants disappear shortly after use in dry sunny weather

Fire ants in Texas are the worst. It took a couple of applications and the violent ant colony in my vegetable garden was finally eradicated (for now.) This is a great product as it can be use safely around edible plants and we are careful to keep our pets exposure to this low.

Ok, it's been a few weeks now. I have reapplied three times and ants still not dead. I did find two more mounds, so I think they are moving under ground but it's not killing the queen ( i assume). What is happening is the dead ants are all over the top, like the hive is moving the dead ones out. Right now, I am super uber frustrated that this is NOT working on my fire ants. I still have hope, I even shoved some down the hole. I'll keep trying but I am stating to wain that this is the product I needed. Yes, I followed directions. Im in high desert area of Utah. UPDATE: JUly2025: Ok so after a good solid month, month and a half it worked. Now I put bowls over the tops of the holes, really just to keep my pets out of the treatment area, but after some time, there were dead ants all around the tops of the mounds. Not sure exactly why? was it the treatment or the lack of light or were the ants carrying the dead bodies out of the nest up to the top? Anyhow, yes, after a long time, this worked! I am very happy with this, I wish it were safer around pets, but DE wasn't working and this, finally did. Took a bit longer than I had preferred but it worked! I would recommend but be patient, unlike me. Four stars because I wish I didn't feel so guilty about the pets while using it

Great product for getting ants under control. Safe for pets and birds too. No smell at all. No chemicles that cause your pets to get cancer a few years down the road. This stuff works! Store it in a cool dry place when not in use. Just sprinkle a little bit on a mound and you should be good to go. Just remember....ants hate ticks....so, if you kill every ant in the yard...you may see ticks sometime thereafter. I recommend leaving some ants further away from your dwelling to ensure some tick protection too. Otherwise, this is an easy to use, effective prevention for ants.

I got this because I am gardening on a friend's organic farm and my spot is overrun with fire ants. I can't use amdro because it's not allowed on organic farms. I've used spinosad-based baits before and they can work, but not this time. The bait stunk like it had gone rancid. I sprinkled it around a mound in my greeenhouse first to test it, and because it was raining buckets outside. The ants showed no interest. They'd walk through it, but wouldn't pick up any of the bits. I thought I'd see if maybe they just weren't hungry, so I poured a little pile of amdro off to the side. Two days later I came to check. The sprinkle of "come and get it" is still there around the mound, but the pile of amdro has been completely taken. I wish this product would work. I wish the manufacturer/sellers would have better quality control. Maybe an expiration date would help? I had the same problem years ago with a similar product made by "green light" that I bought at a local hardware store. I complained to the manufacturer and they sent me a replacement straight from the warehouse, that was also rancid and useless. I don't know why they can't make a descent organic fire ant bait. They know what organic insecticide to use, they just need to figure out how to keep the bait fresh. That should be the easy part.

This did the job, but only for a while. It knocked back the fire ant mounds and gave some relief, but the effect was temporary — the mounds returned. It may work better in certain conditions or with repeated applications, but based on my experience I would not rely on it as a long-term solution. Decent for a quick knockdown, but not the lasting result I was hoping for.

Very effective against fire ants. The only thing is that I wish for the price you got more.

We live on 4 Lakefront acres in North Central Florida. We are somewhat of what you would call "Homesteaders". We have in excess of 50 above-ground beds, a 32 plant Blueberry Grove, 16 various Fruit, Apple and Citrus Trees, 22 Chickens, 2 Goats and 3 d Dogs. And a TON of Fireants as unwelcomed guests. We have been limited in what we could apply around our vegetable beds. Most baits that get taken back to the mound to kill the queen are not safe to use with vegetables. We have been able to get the places other than our beds and fruit trees. But unable to eliminate the Ants around our raised beds. After reading extensively, we discovered this product that did exactly what the leading brand does with the mound and the queen AND IS SAFE WITH VEGETABLES! We immediately ordered our first bag. We are now on our third bag and have virtually eliminated all Fireants on all 4 acres. We have the third bag on hand for maintenance. This stuff is GREAT!! 5 Stars