Central Life Sciences Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait Insecticide

Product Overview

Extinguish® Plus Fire Ant Bait — Dual-Action Granular Bait for Fire Ants & Other Ants

Extinguish® Plus Fire Ant Bait is a two-way granular bait from Zoecon / Central Life Sciences that pairs the slow-acting insecticide hydramethylnon with the insect growth regulator (S)-methoprene. Foraging workers carry the bait into the mound and feed it to the colony and queen — hydramethylnon ensures rapid colony decline while (S)-methoprene sterilizes the queen and stops brood development, destroying the colony and preventing rebound. Labeled for indoor and outdoor use with up to 6 months of long-lasting control.

Use Sites & Target Pests

Controls imported and native fire ants, harvester ants, big-headed ants, and Argentine ants (does not control pharaoh or carpenter ants). Approved for residential and commercial property (lawns and landscaped areas), golf courses, parks, athletic fields, sod farms, commercial turf, container/nursery stock, and pasture/rangeland grass forage (fire ants only, in 13 approved states). Also labeled for indoor crack-and-crevice, void, attic, and crawl-space use in non-food areas.

Application Instructions

• Broadcast (imported/native fire ants & harvester ants): 1.5 lb/acre (3 oz per 5,000 sq ft).
• Broadcast (big-headed & Argentine ants): 1–2 lb/acre (2–4 oz per 5,000 sq ft).
• Individual mounds: 2 to 5 level tablespoons distributed around the mound — do not disturb the mound.
• Apply when ants are actively foraging and soil temperature is above 60°F; apply when dry and do not irrigate or apply if rain is likely within 24 hours.
• Restricted-entry interval (REI): 12 hours. Maximum 4 outdoor applications per year; minimum 30-day retreatment interval.
• * See label for complete application instructions.

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