FIRE ANTS
ARE A BIG PROBLEM:
Fire
ants (Red Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis invicta) originated from South
Africa and were inadvertently introduced to the US through the port of Mobile,
Alabama in the 1093’s
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Last
year, over 20 million people were stung by fire ants and billions were spent in
the fight against them by ways of medical cost, control/treatment cost and
property damage repairs.
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Fire
ants are extremely aggressive and will attack if their mounds are disturbed.
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They
multiply by the thousands and one colony can have multiple queens capable of
laying 1,500 eggs per day.
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Currently,
fire ants infest more than 325 million acres across the southern United States.
WHY CHOOSE TopChoice
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1
application controls and prevents fire ants for up to 1 year.
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1
application provides as much control as three or more applications of a
parathyroid or bait.
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Other
insecticides or insecticide baits can require multiple applications to achieve
the same level and duration of control offered by TopChoice.
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It
is a restricted use product only available to licensed professionals. A
homeowner-applied product is not available.
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Can
be applied anytime of the year.
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Provides
limited control of fleas, ticks, and mole crickets.
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Developed,
supported and Backed by Bayer.
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Proven
effective on over 1.5 million lawns throughout the Southeast.
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Saves
you time and money from not having to perform costly retreats.
HOW
TopChoice WORKS:
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TopChoice has dual action,
controls existing fire ant infestations while preventing new infestations.
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The
granular formulation is simply broad cast over the target area.
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The
active ingredient in TopChoice is fipronil, and the fipronil is released into
the soil with rainfall or irrigation after application. The active ingredient
will stay in the soil for continual control for up to one year.
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Fipronil
is not a fast acting insecticide and that is the benefit of using it. As fire
ants move throughout the treated soil they come in contact with the active
ingredient, exposing themselves to fipronil and carrying it back into the colony
without even knowing it.
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Fire
ants are social pests and groom one another. When this occurs the active
ingredient is further spread throughout the colony by ingestion and colonies.
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The
initial control of both the foraging ants and the entire colony in the mound may
take 4-6 weeks but once it is in the soil the product will remain active for up
to one year, preventing new colonies from forming.
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Additional
pests controlled by TopChoice (approximate length of control): Mole crickets (4
months), Nuisance ants (3 months), Fleas (1 month), Ticks (1 month)
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