We have always used Grants Ant Stakes with quick success, but, like many of the other reviewers, we're not happy with the new formulation. The ants had found some plants in the master bathroom that they liked, so we put down a fresh stake in their path which they quickly found and liked. We've had a steady stream of them marching to the bait for at least a week! We added a second bait stake next to the first and they've been going to both of them. It's not stopping. Clearly, these guys like the new formulation, but we don't.

Have several stakes around the house. Have never seen an ant go anywhere near them. I use the Terro liquid ant baits instead and they go crazy for that...

The baits failed to attract any ants in my house. The ants would just run right past it and pay no attention to the bait.

i purchased these staked to get rid of a huge ant problem, both indoor and out. i placed the stakes in my kitchen in the line of ants. they just go around it. my mom used these stakes when i was a kid and i remember the ants swarming to them. they must have changed the formula. the part of the stake where the poison is used to be metal, so maybe that is a factor. all i know is that they are not guaranteed to work! ughhhh!

Laid down ten of these traps and not a single ant was attracted. I even laid the trap right down in the middle of an ant path and they just walked right around it. If you're looking for ant bait that actually works, go for Terro Liquid Ant Baits. As soon as I put down the Terros, ants flocked to them. My location is in Northern California.

I thought these would work as good as the competitive brand, but I was wrong :( We have "piss-ants" at our place and the ants totally avoided these. Maybe "piss-ants" just love the borax/sugar mix more.