Exxant available only through UCS of A Dealers, the dealer network for BWT
The Problem - Petroleum based products have created resistance and have fed the new generations of fire ants.
We also offer Insect-A-Shield products for insect control.
The Solution - ExxAnt is an environmentally friendly, biodegradable product composed of all natural ingredients and is 100% organic. Special clothing, masks, respirators, or gloves are unnecessary. There is no nasty odor, and ExxAnt will not harm your vegetation. You can once again control your property, mow the lawn or work in the flower beds without fire ant mounds exploding underfoot. Humans, pets and livestock are not placed in danger and fish, wildlife, birds and bees have nothing to fear. After treatment with ExxAnt, immediate re-entry is hazard free. When used as directed, ExxAnt is guaranteed to eliminate any fire ant problem!
Summary Of Final Report
Effectiveness of ExxAnt for the control of individual red imported fire ant colonies
Charles L. Barr Extension Program Specialist - Fire Ant Project
Rody L. Best Extension Assistant, Fire Ant Project
The following trial tested the effectiveness of the product ExxAnt Fire Ant Killer, distributed by United Community Services of America, as an individual mound treatment for the control of red imported fire ants (Soenopsis Invicta Buren). The test was designed to test not only the effectiveness of the product on treated mounds, but also to detect colony movement, shattering, and/or appearance of "new" fire ant mounds within plot. The test was established near one end of Coulter Field, the municipal airport serving Bryan, Texas. A strip of land 30 ft. wide by indeterminate length constituted the test area. Fire ant mounds were identified using surveyor flags of differing colors until enough active mounds were marked to total 200 mounds. The mound areas were then divided into plots containing 4 replications of 10 mounds each per treatment solution.
Solutions were mixed in watering buckets and applied to each fire ant mound until the mound filled and no more solution could be applied without excessive runoff. The standard Drench Treatment was mixed and applied similarly, but one gallon was applied to each mound, regardless of runoff, as per label directions. Results within Table 3 indicate that at the conclusion of the 33 day test, both the 1 oz. and 2 oz. concentrations were found to be as effective as the Standard in controlling the total active mound population. ExxAnt took about one week to reach maximum suppression in treated fire ant mounds and was rate-dependent with the 2 oz, rate working the fastest. Given the rate responses seen, it is possible that a higher concentration solution of ExxAnt would produce faster, more thorough colony elimination. With the concentrations tested, there was no sign of photo-toxicity.
In summary, of the three rates tested the high rate of ExxAnt 2.0 oz. per gallon applied to runoff, gave the best control of the fire ant mounds that were treated and a comparable control to that of the standard treatment. It took between 3 and 7 days for the 2 oz. treatment to reach maximum mound suppression. Results suggest that treatment with ExxAnt may result in short-term colony movement and/or shattering before eventual elimination. This outcome was duplicated by the standard drench treatment, as well. In addition, weather and the actual site may have played a part in what appears to be substantial re-invasion of the plots by the end of the test. Considerable rain was received at the site shortly before the final evaluation after a three-week dry spell, which often leads to fire ant colony movement. Also, this particular site is known for the fire ants' tendency to abandon mounds and rebuild frequently. The very high density (600 mounds per acre) likely increased re-invasion as well.
ExxAnt is a non-toxic, non-poisonous permanent solution that does not involve any of the safety and environmental concerns that the standard drench requires for its use.
Treatment Included:
1. Untreated Included
2. ExxAnt 1/2 oz. per gallon of water
3. ExxAnt 1 oz. per gallon of water
4. ExxAnt 2 oz. per gallon of water
5. Standard Drench Product, 4 tablespoons (2 oz.) per gallon of water
Standard Drench (diatomaceous earth, 0.1% Pyrethrin and piperonyl butoxide) was included as a standard drench-type treatment as it has consistently shown near 100% control of treated mounds with little satellite mound formation, in previous tests.
Table 1. Mean number of active marked mounds per plot of 10 treated |
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| TREATMENT | DAY 7 | DAY 14 | DAY 33 |
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| UNTREATED | 8.50 | 8.75 | 8.25 |
| ExxAnt -1/2 oz. | 2.25 | 0.50 | 2.00 |
| ExxAnt - 1.0 oz. | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 |
| ExxAnt - 2.0 oz. | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| STANDARD DRENCH | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
Results within Table 1 indicate that at day 14, ExxAnt tested just as effective as the standard treatment and at the conclusion of the test, ExxAnt tested slightly higher than the standard in eliminating existing mounds. Results indicate 97.5% effectiveness with only one treatment.
Table 2. Mean number of active "new" mounds per plot |
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| TREATMENT | DAY 14 | DAY 33 |
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| UNTREATED | 2.25 | 3.00 |
| - 1/2 oz. | 5.00 | 6.00 |
| - 1.0 oz. | 2.00 | 5.50 |
| - 2.0 oz. | 4.76 | 6.75 |
| STANDARD DRENCH | 2.25 | 5.75 |
Results within Table 2 indicate that at the conclusion of the 33 day test ExxAnt proved to be just as effective as the standard drench in the prevention of new mounds.
Table 3. Mean number of total active per plot (treated + new) |
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| TREATMENT | DAY 14 | DAY 33 |
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| UNTREATED | 11.00 | 11.25 |
| - 1/2 oz. | 5.50 | 8.00 |
| - 1.0 oz. | 3.25 | 7.00 |
| - 2.0 oz. | 5.00 | 7.00 |
| STANDARD DRENCH | 2.50 | 6.50 |
Evaluation of Aankill4 as an individual mound treatment prior to name change in 1999 to ExxAnt
For Control of Red Imported Fire Ants
W. A. Banks, U.S.A. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
Medical and Veterinary Entomology Research Laboratory
P.O. Box 14565, Gainesville, Florida 32604
Aankill 44, supplied to us by Lang Laboratories, Inc., was evaluated as an individual mound treatment for fire ants. Tests were conducted according to the attached protocol. For this particular test, plot size was 0.2 ha; each mound was drenched twice with 5 0z. of ExxAnt per 5 gallons of water. The initial treatment was made on August 3rd and the second treatment on August 13th. A total of 15 mounds in the 0.2 ha plot were treated each time. Effectiveness of the treatment was evaluated on seven fire ant mounds in the smaller 1.0 ha circle in the center of the plot.
Evaluations were made on August 30th and September 27th (about 4 and 8 weeks respectively after initial treatment). The following tables show the results of the pre and post treatment counts on the treatment plot and untreated controls. After four weeks the treatment had completely eliminated on 1 fire ant colony, however, all the surviving colonies had been drastically reduced in size as evidenced by the 92% reduction in the population index. By 8 weeks, only one fire ant colony remained active and it contained only worker brood and only a few hundred workers.
"Careful survey of the plot indicated that the colonies were in fact killed and had not simply relocated."
| PRETREATMENT | 4-WEEK POST-TREATMENT | PERCENTAGE/CHANGE | ||||
| Replicate | No. Nests | Pop'n Index | No. Nests | Pop'n Index | No. Nests | Pop'n Index |
ExxAnt |
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| 1 | 7 | 150 | 6 | 12 | -14.3% | -92.0% |
CONTROL |
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| 1 | 6 | 140 | 8 | 150 | +33.3% | +7.1% |
| 2 | 6 | 140 | 8 | 155 | +33.3% | +10.7% |
| 3 | 6 | 150 | 7 | 165 | +16.7 | +10.0% |
| TOTALS | 18 | 430 | 23 | 470 | +26.4% | +9.3% |
| PRETREATMENT | 4-WEEK POST-TREATMENT | PERCENTAGE/CHANGE | ||||
| Replicate | No. Nests | Pop'n Index | No. Nests | Pop'n Index | No. Nests | Pop'n Index |
ExxAnt |
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| 1 | 7 | 150 | 1 | 2 | -85.7% | -98.7% |
CONTROL |
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| 1 | 6 | 140 | 7 | 138 | +16.7% | +1.4% |
| 2 | 6 | 140 | 8 | 164 | +33.3% | +17.1% |
| 3 | 6 | 150 | 7 | 150 | +16.7 | +0.0% |
| TOTALS | 18 | 430 | 22 | 452 | +22.2% | +5.1% |
Notes from USDA Report
Pop'n Index - Population Index - Value assigned to each fire ant mound based on estimated number of worker ants present.
Control - Mounds in control area were treated with water only at same concentration as drench.
Treatment - Mounds in treated area were treated with one gallon of ExxAnt drench applied to fire ant mounds less than 8 inches in diameter and 2 gallons to mounds more than 8 inches in diameter.
The Facts
Thank you for your interest in our product. In order to further clarify the reason for the great success of our product ExxAnt, you must first understand why the fire ant is here. The red fire ant (solenopsis invieta) arrived in the Mobile, Alabama area in the 1930's. Until 1956 they spread west and north at a rate of about five miles per year. After 1957 that movement increased to twenty to twenty-five miles per year. Until the 1960's one fire ant queen ruled each mound. Since then multi-queen fire ant mounds have appeared. Why? in the spring of 1965 the USDA started the great mirex campaign. Millions of pounds of this poison were air dropped on the infested areas. For twenty years the planes crisscrossed the south. The results? The same four things happened every time pesticides are over used:
1. The rate and speed of invasion increased.
2. The overall number of pests grew much larger.
3. Mutation (in this case: Multiple queen colonies.)
4. The environment became contaminated.
When the risk to fish, wildlife, birds, livestock and even to man himself is taken into account, are pesticides making more problems than they are solving? DDT was the first "miracle poison"; it was also the first to be banned. Heptachlor, Dieldren, Eldrin, and many "safe when used as directed" chemicals have proven deadly to everything in the environment except insects.
Q: If testing proved them to be safe - why weren't they?
A: Tests are always based on yesterday's results - never on what might happen tomorrow.
Q: Will anyone ever invent the perfect chemical pesticide?
A: No! It can never be done. The insects will ALWAYS become resistant to any chemical - because they react.
Q: Why use ExxAnt? Won't the same thing still happen?
A: ExxAnt does not cause a reaction. Instead, it blocks all reaction.
Several tons of poisons have been used against the fire ant. Why haven't they been wiped off the face of the planet? In fact, why are they worse than ever? Insects do not act. They can only react to chemicals made outside their bodies. They have the ability to slowly change their reaction to chemicals. This is called resistance. Sometimes insects become immune and actually are helped by the poisons made to destroy them. Fire ants are a good example.
The fire ant is a product of nature put here for a single purpose. That purpose is not to make us uncomfortable or angry but rather to balance an imbalance in nature.
The adult fire ant does not eat but lives entirely on energy (as is the case of adult insects). When a fire ant mound swarms, the alates mate in mid-air. When the female queen is energized by the male alate, the male dies and the queen continues on and locates an area with an excess of positive energy, then drops to the ground, finds that energy center and sets up a mound. This mound acts as an appliance or battery from which she can produce eggs and the ants can draw from in order to attend those eggs and nurture them to adult ants.
If left alone, the mound will eventually absorb that excess energy and shut itself down. Organic ExxAnt is a neutral solution that speeds up what nature would eventually do which is use up the excess energy and return the earth to the energy condition nature had intended it to be.
ExxAnt is 100% effective because it does not upset nature but rather brings it into balance. Pesticides, herbicides, excess fertilizers or any other synthetic man made chemicals cause an excess or fragmentation of energy causing the fire ants to be electrocuted or shorted out. Application of these synthetics cause the fire ants to scatter from the source. Those surviving then set up outside the area treated and proceed to deal with this new problem. Science says the insect develops a "resistance" to the compound. We have found that fire ants (like all insects) are able to rewire their circuitry and therefore this "resistance" is actually acceptance. The fact that all poisons upset the balance of nature is the very reason that chemical pesticides have never and can never solve a single insect problem.
We at Better World Technologies are proud to offer you an earth friendly solution to your fire ant problem. ExxAnt is a highly effective, 100% organic mixture that works within minutes without harming humans, animals, earthworms or vegetation, ExxAnt is environmentally safe and balances the energy level in the saturated area rapidly, thus the fire ant mound (or appliance) is shut down and the problem is solved.
We are so sure of our product's effectiveness we guarantee it 100%. I hope this will help you understand our product better. Organically yours for a better environment.
The Application - Three Easy Steps
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Locate The Problem |
Familiarize yourself with what a fire ant mound looks like. Don't bother looking in low areas because these areas are too wet. Water causes mounds to collapse and as the fire ants rebuild, dirt is added to the mound. This is the reason "new" mounds magically appear after a rain. Mounds most often appear on higher ground, in flower beds, and around shrubs and trees.
WORK ONLY ONE SECTION AT A TIME: Divide the property to be treated into small sections. Carefully inspect each section and mark the location of each mound with a flag or stake. NOTE: A good time to inspect the property is while mowing.
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Mound Identification Is Extremely Important |
Carefully locate and identify each mound per instructions. If you have 20 mounds in your yard and accidentally miss identifying one for treatment, you still have a problem
Flood the Mound
For small areas, a bucket can be used for mixing. If more than a few fire ant mounds are present, a garden hose attachable sprayer will greatly reduce the work load. If the property is three acres or more, consider using a mixing/applicator tank. Whichever system you use, be sure you have an adequate supply of cool water. If using a bucket or tank add the desired amount of ExxAnt concentrate first. ExxAnt concentrate should be added at 1-2 ounces per gallon of treatment solution desired. In warmer weather when ground temperature is greater than 80 degrees, the higher concentration will improve treatment efficiency. Fill the container with cold water. If using an attachable garden hose sprayer, simply add concentrate and set at 1-2 ounces per gallon. Begin the treatment by drenching the outside perimeter of the mound. Slowly move inward and pour or spray the diluted solution directly into the mound. Pour or spray rapidly, but at a volume which will not cause runoff. Use enough of the solution to totally FLOOD the fire ant mound, and use any remaining solution to level the mound completely.
Problem Solved
Wait at least 3-5 days before checking the mounds. ExxAnt is not a contact poison. The product treatment will take some time to be completely effective, and some of the fire ants may appear to be active for a few days. If the ground temperature was 80 degrees or higher during application, a second treatment may be required. Mounds located around tree bases, edges of sidewalks, driveways, and retaining walls may require additional applications. ExxAnt works in the heat of summer, but is most effective under cool or even cold conditions. For this reason, it is best to use this product in the spring, fall, winter or early morning/late evening during heat of summer.
Tell your neighbors about ExxAnt. By working as a group, you can have a fire ant mound free neighborhood.
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