Product Description

DuPont™ Advion® fire ant bait is the fastest acting, most effective fire ant bait available today. Combined with an alluring formulation, Advion® ensures control of imported fire ants in 24-72 hours - for entire colony control - fast.
Product Benefits
Results in 24-72 hours
Effective on all life stages
Entire colony control
Product Applications
Broadcast or Mount Treatment
Recreation Areas / ball fields / schools / golf courses
Institutional or Private Service Areas


Application Rate, Broadcast: 1.5 lbs. per acre

Speed of Control: Very fast, 3 - 7 days

Duration of Control: Usually 2 - 6 months, depending on reinvasion pressure

Approximate Cost: $8-10 per pound (quantity discounts available); $12-15 per acre

Best season for application: whenever ants are foraging for bait


Sources: Pest control industry suppliers such as B&G, Estes, Univar, etc.

Toxicity: extremely low (LD50 >5,000)

Agricultural Uses: none at this time

Mixing with other products: Can be mixed with other bait products to speed their activity.



General Directions For Use:
ADVION® fire ant bait should be applied at the first sign of fire ant activity. Applications can be made at any time of day, but are most effective when ants are actively foraging, usually when the soil surface temperature is above 60degrees F.

For broadcast treatments, broadcast 1.5 lbs/acre (0.5 oz/1000 sq.ft.) up to 4 times per year.

Up to 4 applications per year of ADVION ® fire ant bait may be applied per year. These are generally applied at 12 to 16 week intervals. However, excessive moisture soon after application can reduce effectiveness and necessitate re application sooner.

For mound treatments, use 4 tablespoons (2 oz) per mound, uniformly distributing 3-4 feet around the mound. Retreat after 12-16 weeks if needed. Do not disturb mound. Do not apply to tops of mound

Product Label & MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet (pdf)



Numerous field trials conducted with formulations of this material have provided very good, consistent results. It is a conventionally-formulated bait that uses de-fatted corn grit as a carrier with the active ingredient dissolved in soybean oil, which also serves as the attractant.

At a broadcast application rate of 1.5 lb/acre, suppression of foraging ants begin overnight.

Three days following treatment, elimination of 95% or more of the ant colonies have been routinely documented! No other bait even comes close to this speed of control and it rivals that of contact insecticides.

As with the other fast-acting baits, there are few residual effects, so re-invasion can begin almost immediately. The label includes individual mound treatment directions. However, with the speed of activity being the same for mound treatment as for a broadcast application, the only situation in which mound treatment could be justified is where only a handful of mounds are present in an area, where it would cost more to broadcast, or when precise bait placement is needed such as near water or other sensitive sites.

Note that Advion use only and limited to non-ag sites.

Even though the active ingredient is called indoxacarb, it is not a carbamate.

Rather, it is a low-toxicity GABA inhibitor that must be consumed and metabolized to work. Speed of control has been the major roadblock to the acceptance of fire ant baits in both the consumer and professional markets. With control in 3 days, Advion should be a real breakthrough product.

*Prepared by: Bastiaan "Bart" M. Drees, Professor and Extension Entomologist

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