Why do you think that ants are more attracted to peanut butter than honey? Explain your reason.

Explanation:

This bait method is to be used during the inspection phase of an ant control program when numerous ants are sighted and an infestation is obvious, but a clear trail cannot be detected. The following steps will encourage trailing so that a homeowner or PCP may then visually locate entry points and/or nests and colonies.

1) Place a large dab of honey and a dab of peanut butter side by side on a flat note card or piece of tin foil.

2) Place the card or foil in a corner on the floor close to where you notice the greatest ant activity.

3) If the activity is in several places, put out more than 1 card.

Within about two hours, the ants will locate the food source, and form a steady trail of workers to and from the colony to the food source.

This method may also be used to prepare the ants for baiting. They will already have staked out and communicated to the colony the location of the peanut butter and honey food source, so that when an active chemical bait is placed in the same location, the ants should readily make the transition to begin feeding from the new source.