Valent U.S.A. Sustainability Product Guide Book

| Multiple Crops |

Ants Can’t Resist Esteem® Ant Bait Protect your crops and your profits from protein-feeding ants with Esteem® Ant Bait.  Long-Lasting —Controls entire colonies of Southern fire ants, red imported fire ants, big-headed ants and pavement ants  Dooms the Colony —Protein-feeding worker ants carry Esteem Ant Bait back to the colony where it disrupts the queen’s ability to reproduce and replace worker ants  Farm-Friendly —Excellent safety and environmental profile; won’t harm beneficial insects; no grazing restrictions in pastures Top Performing Ant Bait in Almonds

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Esteem Ant Bait controls the entire ant colony for better harvest protection.

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Source: Bradley Higbee and David Haviland, Kern County, CA

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Esteem Ant Bait

How To Use Rate

1.5–2 lb/A. Valent recommends the 1.5-lb rate for most situations. Use higher rate when abundant and well-established ant nests are present—infestation pressure dependent. • Apply Esteem Ant Bait when ants are actively foraging—typically early spring or summer when the soil temperature is above 60° F • In bearing almond orchards, apply at 6 to 8 weeks prior to harvest to protect fallen nuts

Timing

Method REI / PHI

Apply uniformly with ground or aerial equipment

12 hours / 24 hours

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