Hot Shot 2040W MaxAttrax Ant Bait: Review

As of this writing, there were 378 customer comments and 23 answered questions for the Hot Shot 2040W MaxAttrax Ant Bait.  I've read through the customer feedback and then condensed the results into this review.  I hope that this helps you when shopping for an ant killer.

Item Specifics

The Hot Shot 2040W MaxAttrax Ant Bait will kill ants in 24 hours.  It will kill the queen and the colony.  This product works for even severe infestations.  It will last up to 3 months.

Keep out of Reach of Pets

As with any poison it's going to be important to keep it out of reach from pets.  A customer reminds, "One warning however is to keep these away from dogs. Some like to chew on these. I think because they think they are toys."

Need to Be Patient

The ants that come in to get the bait will need to take it back to their colony before the whole colony dies.  Even though this product says it works in 24 hours, it may take a couple of weeks depending on how big the colony is.  Here is a customer comment about how long it may take for the ants to die, "I honestly did not expect this thing to work at all. We had a little infestation of ants in our apartment in the bedroom and the kitchen and I placed a few traps where I saw the ants walking through.  After a week, the ants are gone! The product works absolutely great!"

Didn't Work for Everyone

There were quite a few customer comments that stated that this product didn't work at all for their ant problem.  Because there were so many of those comments, I wanted to include one of them here, "It doesn't attract a single ant. The ONLY way we've found to get this product to work is to cut the bait from it's plastic pouch and mix it with sugar. Then the ants flood it and disappear within a day. But if you want something you put down in the corner of your home or office and forget about, don't bother. This thing doesn't work at all. Even pulling up old bait stations after a year shows the bait untouched."

Parents Wish They Were Designed to Keep Kids and Pets Out

As with any poison, you will want to keep it out of reach of children and pets.  Here is one parent's complaint and suggestion, "My only complaint and what I wish they would do is to have an inner and outer housing.  I actually make these using the box by cutting a whole just bigger than the trap and tapping it down where I place it.  The ants can still get in, but my kids prying hands or pet paws cannot."

The Hot Shot 2040W MaxAttrax Ant Bait is made to kill an entire ant colony in 24 hours.  The actual results though as reported by customers reflect that it can take a couple of weeks for an ant colony to be destroyed.  Some customers said that the product did not work because no ants were attracted to it.  This ant killer is effective for up to 3 months.

Here are some top questions that I found for people considering buying the Hot Shot 2040W MaxAttrax Ant Bait.