Esteem® Ant Bait

INSECT CONTROL


Long-Lasting Ant Control

Protect your crops and your profits from protein-feeding ants with long-lasting Esteem® Ant Bait. Continuous use of Esteem Ant Bait in your operation can ensure higher quality yields by protecting the fruit and nuts on and off the tree.

Esteem Ant bait

Protect your crops and your profits from protein-feeding ants with Esteem® Ant Bait. Esteem Ant Bait offers long-lasting control and safe handling in broadcast or mound applications. Worker ants carry the bait back to the colony where it disrupts the queen’s ability to reproduce and replace worker ants. Continuous use of Esteem Ant Bait in your operation can ensure higher quality yields by protecting the fruit and nuts on and off the tree.

  • Long-Lasting — Controls Entire Colonies of Red Imported Fire Ants, Southern 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
Esteem Ant bait

Problems/Uses*

  • Big-Headed Ant
  • Imported Fire Ant
  • Native Fire Ant
  • Pavement Ant
  • Red Imported Fire Ant
  • Southern (California) Fire Ant
* Each crop and use may not be registered in every state. Always read and follow label instructions.
Esteem Ant bait

Key Crops*

  • Acerola
  • Agricultural Area
  • Alfalfa
  • Almond
  • Amaranth
  • Angelica
  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Aronia Berry
  • Arracacha
  • Arrowroot
  • Chinese Artichoke
  • Globe Artichoke
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
  • Roquette Arugula
  • Asparagus
  • Atemoya
  • Avocado
  • Azarole
  • Bababerry
  • Balm
  • Balsam Apple
  • Balsam Pear
  • Banana
  • European Barberry
  • Barley
  • Barn
  • Basil
  • Sweet Bay
  • Adzuki Bean
  • Asparagus Bean
  • Broad Bean
  • Chinese Long Bean
  • Fava Bean
  • Field Bean
  • Garbanzo Bean
  • Jack Bean
  • Kidney Bean
  • Lablab Bean
  • Lima Bean
  • Lupin Bean
  • Moth Bean
  • Mung Bean
  • Navy Bean
  • Phaseolus Bean
  • Pinto Bean
  • Rice Bean
  • Runner Bean
  • Snap Bean
  • Sword Bean
  • Tepary Bean
  • Urd Bean
  • Vigna Bean
  • Wax Bean
  • Yardlong Bean
  • Bearberry
  • Beechnut
  • Garden Beet
  • Leaf Garden Beet
  • Sugar Beet
  • Leaf Sugar Beet
  • Black Satin Berry
  • Dirksen Thornless Berry
  • Oregon Evergreen Berry
  • Bilberry
  • Bingleberry
  • Biriba
  • Blackberry
  • Cherokee Blackberry
  • Cheyenne Blackberry
  • Mammoth Blackberry
  • Shawnee Blackberry
  • Blackcap
  • Highbush Blueberry
  • Lowbush Blueberry
  • Borage
  • Boysenberry
  • Brazil Nut
  • Broccoli
  • Cavalo Broccoli
  • Chinese Gai Lon Broccoli
  • Raab Broccoli
  • Brussels Sprout
  • Buckwheat
  • Edible Burdock
  • Leaf Edible Burdock
  • Burnet
  • Bush Tomato
  • Butternut
  • Cabbage
  • Chinese Bok Choy Cabbage
  • Chinese Napa Cabbage
  • Calabaza
  • Calamondin
  • Caneberry
  • Canistel
  • Edible Canna
  • Canola
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cardoon
  • Carrot
  • Leaf Carrot
  • Cashew
  • Bitter Cassava
  • Leaf Bitter Cassava
  • Sweet Cassava
  • Leaf Sweet Cassava
  • Catjang
  • Catnip
  • Cauliflower
  • Celeriac
  • Leaf Celeriac
  • Celery
  • Chinese Celery
  • Celtuce
  • Chamomile
  • Swiss Chard
  • Fruit Chayote
  • Root Chayote
  • Cherimoya
  • Sweet Cherry
  • Tart Cherry
  • Chervil
  • Dried Chervil
  • Turnip-Rooted Chervil
  • Leaf Turnip-Rooted Chervil
  • Chesterberry
  • Chestnut
  • Chickpea
  • Chicory
  • Leaf Chicory
  • Red Chicory
  • Chinquapin
  • Chive
  • Chinese Chive
  • Fresh Leaf Chinese Chive
  • Fresh Leaf Chive
  • Edible-Leaved Chrysanthemum
  • Garland Chrysanthemum
  • Chufa
  • Leaf Cilantro
  • Citron
  • Hybrid Citrus
  • Clary
  • Cloudberry
  • Clover
  • Cocoa Bean
  • Cocona
  • Coffee
  • Collard
  • Leaf Coriander
  • Corn
  • Corn Salad
  • Coryberry
  • Costmary
  • Cotton
  • Cowpea
  • Crabapple
  • Cranberry
  • Highbush Cranberry
  • Garden Cress
  • Upland Cress
  • Cucumber
  • Chinese Cucumber
  • Cucuzza
  • Leaf Culantro
  • Currant Tomato
  • Black Currant
  • Buffalo Currant
  • Native Currant
  • Red Currant
  • Leaf Curry
  • Custard Apple
  • Daikon
  • Leaf Daikon
  • Dandelion
  • Darrowberry
  • Dasheen
  • Leaf Dasheen
  • Date
  • Bulb Daylily
  • Dewberry
  • Dillweed
  • Dock
  • Eggplant
  • African Eggplant
  • Scarlet Eggplant
  • Elderberry
  • Endive
  • Escarole
  • Farm
  • Around Farmstead
  • Feijoa
  • Florence Fennel
  • Fig
  • Filbert
  • Framboise
  • Bulb Fritillaria
  • Leaf Fritillaria
  • Gai Choy
  • Garden Huckleberry
  • Bulb Garlic
  • Bulb Great Headed Garlic
  • Serpent Bulb Garlic
  • Gherkin
  • Ginger
  • Ginseng
  • Goji Berry
  • Gooseberry
  • Edible Gourd
  • Grape
  • Amur River Grape
  • Grapefruit
  • Japanese Summer Grapefruit
  • Pasture Grass
  • Ground Cherry
  • Guar
  • Guava
  • Chilean Guava
  • Hazelnut
  • Hechima
  • Hickory Nut
  • Himalayaberry
  • Himbeere
  • Edible Honeysuckle
  • Horehound
  • Horseradish
  • Elegans Hosta
  • Huckleberry
  • Hullberry
  • Hyotan
  • Hyssop
  • Ilama
  • Irrigation Equipment
  • Jaboticaba
  • Wax Jambu
  • Jostaberry
  • Juneberry
  • Kale
  • Keriberry
  • Fuzzy Kiwifruit
  • Hardy Kiwifruit
  • Kohlrabi
  • Kudzu
  • Kumquat
  • Kurrat
  • Lavacaberry
  • Lavender
  • Leek
  • Lady's Leek
  • Wild Leek
  • Lemon
  • Lemon Balm
  • Lemongrass
  • Lentil
  • Leren
  • Lespedeza
  • Head Lettuce
  • Leaf Lettuce
  • Bulb Lily
  • Lime
  • Australian Desert Lime
  • Australian Finger Lime
  • Australian Round Lime
  • Brown River Finger Lime
  • Mount White Lime
  • New Guinea Wild Lime
  • Russell River Lime
  • Sweet Lime
  • Tahiti Lime
  • Lingonberry
  • Loganberry
  • Longan
  • Loquat
  • Leaf Lovage
  • Lowberry
  • Lucretiaberry
  • Lupin
  • Grain Lupin
  • Sweet Lupin
  • White Lupin
  • White Sweet Lupin
  • Lychee
  • Macadamia Nut
  • Mandarin
  • Mediterranean Mandarin
  • Mango
  • Marigold
  • Marionberry
  • Marjoram
  • Annual Marjoram
  • Pot Marjoram
  • Sweet Marjoram
  • Wild Marjoram
  • Martynia
  • Mayberry
  • Mayhaw
  • Maypop
  • Medlar
  • Bitter Melon
  • Chinese Preserving Melon
  • Citron Melon
  • Pearl Millet
  • Proso Millet
  • Milo
  • Mizuna
  • Momordica
  • Muntries
  • Muskmelon
  • Mustard Greens
  • Chinese Mustard
  • Naranjilla
  • Nasturtium
  • Nectarberry
  • Nectarine
  • Non-Crop Area
  • Oat
  • Okra
  • Chinese Okra
  • Olallieberry
  • Olive
  • Beltsville Bunching Onion
  • Bulb Onion
  • Chinese Bulb Onion
  • Fresh Onion
  • Green Onion
  • Macrostem Onion
  • Pearl Onion
  • Bulb Potato Onion
  • Top Tree Onion
  • Top Welsh Onion
  • Orach
  • Sour Orange
  • Sweet Orange
  • Tachibana Orange
  • Trifoliate Orange
  • Oregano
  • Papaya
  • Parsley
  • Chinese Leaf Parsley
  • Dried Parsley
  • Turnip-Rooted Parsley
  • Parsnip
  • Leaf Parsnip
  • Partridgeberry
  • Passion Fruit
  • Pawpaw
  • Pea Eggplant
  • Black-Eyed Pea
  • Crowder Pea
  • Dwarf Pea
  • Edible-Podded Pea
  • English Pea
  • Field Pea
  • Garden Pea
  • Green Pea
  • Pigeon Pea
  • Pisum Pea
  • Snow Pea
  • Southern Pea
  • Sugar Snap Pea
  • Peach
  • Peanut
  • Pear
  • Asian Pear
  • Pecan
  • Pennyroyal
  • Pepino
  • Bell Pepper
  • Non-Bell Pepper
  • Phenomenalberry
  • Pineapple
  • Pistachio
  • Plantain
  • Plum
  • Chickasaw Plum
  • Damson Plum
  • Japanese Plum
  • Plumcot
  • Pomegranate
  • Popcorn
  • Potato
  • Sweet Potato
  • Leaf Sweet Potato
  • Prune
  • Fresh Prune
  • Pulasan
  • Pummelo
  • Pumpkin
  • Garden Purslane
  • Winter Purslane
  • Quince
  • Chinese Quince
  • Japanese Quince
  • Radicchio
  • Radish
  • Leaf Radish
  • Oriental Radish
  • Leaf Oriental Radish
  • Rambutan
  • Rangeberry
  • Rangeland
  • Rape Greens
  • Rapini
  • Raspberry
  • Black Raspberry
  • Red Raspberry
  • Wild Raspberry
  • Yellow Raspberry
  • Ravenberry
  • Rhubarb
  • Rice
  • Wild Rice
  • Roselle
  • Rosemary
  • Rossberry
  • Rue
  • Rutabaga
  • Leaf Rutabaga
  • Rye
  • Safflower
  • Sage
  • Sainfoin
  • Salal
  • Salsify
  • Black Salsify
  • Leaf Black Salsify
  • Spanish Salsify
  • Sapodilla
  • Black Sapote
  • Mamey Sapote
  • White Sapote
  • Satsuma Mandarin
  • Summer Savory
  • Winter Savory
  • Schisandra Berry
  • Sea-Buckthorn
  • Saskatoon Serviceberry
  • Sesame
  • Bulb Shallot
  • Fresh Leaf Shallot
  • Skirret
  • Sorghum
  • Sorrel
  • Soursop
  • Soybean
  • Immature Seed Soybean
  • Spanish Lime
  • Spinach
  • Chinese Spinach
  • Mustard Spinach
  • New Zealand Spinach
  • Vine Spinach
  • Acorn Squash
  • Butternut Squash
  • Hubbard Squash
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Summer Squash
  • Winter Squash
  • Star Apple
  • Starfruit
  • Strawberry
  • Sugar Apple
  • Sugarcane
  • Sunberry
  • Tangelo
  • Tangerine
  • Tangor
  • Tanier
  • Leaf Tanier
  • Tansy
  • Taro
  • Leaf Taro
  • Tarragon
  • Tea
  • Tejocote
  • Teosinte
  • Thimbleberry
  • Thyme
  • Tomatillo
  • Tomato
  • Tomato Tree
  • Trefoil
  • Triticale
  • Tulameen
  • Turmeric
  • Turnip
  • Leaf Turnip
  • Uniq Fruit
  • Legume Vegetable
  • Velvetbean
  • Vetch
  • Crown Vetch
  • Milk Vetch
  • Walnut
  • Black Walnut
  • English Walnut
  • Watercress
  • Watermelon
  • Chinese Waxgourd
  • Wheat
  • Wintergreen
  • Woodruff
  • Wormwood
  • Yam Bean
  • True Yam
  • Leaf True Yam
  • Youngberry
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* Not all crops are registered in every state.

Esteem Ant bait

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Sustainable Solutions Criteria – Esteem® Ant Bait

Valent U.S.A. has developed a classification system that defines and identifies sustainable practices and attributes applicable to our ag product portfolio across three pillars of sustainability – People, Planet, and Productivity. This system, called Sustainable Solutions Criteria, uses specific icons that highlight these key sustainable practices and attributes for our products. Products that achieve a high sustainable criterion ranking across all three sustainable pillars, such as Esteem® Ant Bait, are also denoted by the Sustainable Solutions Icon. Click on the icons below or the sustainable solutions icon to the right to learn how Esteem® Ant Bait can support sustainable practices in your operations.

Worker
Efficiency

Worker Efficiency


  • Protection of workers (including mixers, loaders and applicators) during product application
  • Protection of agricultural workers re-entering the site
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IPM
Friendly

IPM Friendly


  • Reduces risk from pests within a science-based decision-making process  that minimizes overall economic, health  and environmental risks*
  • New mode of pest control action, and/ or proactive management of pest resistance, including fit within integrated  resistance management programs
  • Exotic invasive pest control
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Improves
Crop
Production
Efficiency

Improves Crop Production Efficiency


  • Increased yield, yield protection, and/or improved plant health, water and nutrient use that enhance efficiency of crop production.
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Enhances
Quality

Enhances Quality


  • Enhanced quality of crop commodity that improves overall profitability
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Sustainable Solutions


Valent Sustainable Solutions support the adoption and integration of sustainable practices for crop protection, productivity and yield enhancement products and technologies.

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Get an Early Start to Ant Control in Orchards

Valent U.S.A. Field Market Development Specialist Todd Burkdoll explains how to prevent ant colonies from feeding during harvest season by utilizing an insect growth regulator like Esteem® Ant Bait. By controlling an entire colony early, almond growers can protect their yield for harvest.

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John Deere Financial Program Offer

Esteem® Ant Bait is eligible for the Valent U.S.A. John Deere Special Financing Offer, which includes a fixed 0% APR on eligible products that help you produce high-quality, high-yield crops. Visit the John Deere Program page at the link below to review the full program details and qualifications.

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Esteem is a registered trademark of Valent U.S.A. LLC.