David Grays Fipronil Concentrate is a 1 litre insecticide concentrate for termites and nuisance ants, diluted with water before use. The active ingredient is fipronil, and it works by colony transfer rather than contact knockdown: insects pick it up, carry it back and spread it through the nest. How much, where and against what is set by the product label.
What it does
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Colony transfer action. The active is undetectable to insects, so they move through treated zones and back into the nest carrying it, which reaches the queen and the colony, not just the foragers you can see.
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Residual protection. It leaves ongoing residual control in place, in ground and above ground, instead of acting once and breaking down straight away.
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Concentrated formula. One litre makes a substantial working volume once diluted, which makes treating a whole perimeter economical.
How to use it
Read the label before you open the bottle and follow the label directions. The mixing rate, the sites it is registered for and the pests it is registered against are all printed there, and those are the only rates that apply: do not work from a figure quoted anywhere else, including a figure for another brand of the same active. In broad terms the concentrate is diluted with water and applied to nests, target areas and perimeter zones, where insects contact it and carry it back.
Wear the protection the label specifies, mix only what the job needs, and store the container closed, upright and out of reach of children and pets.
What it suits
Nuisance ants around a house and garden. Nests in lawns, beds, paths and along a building perimeter, where a surface spray clears the foragers and the nest refills within days.
Perimeter and entry point treatment. Around buildings and structures, and at the points where pests get in, for in ground and above ground control. Delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95.
Not a replacement for a licensed pest manager. An active termite infestation in a building, or a full protective barrier around a house, is inspection and treatment work for a professional. Use this for what the label covers, and get advice before relying on it to protect a structure.
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