€¢ For use inside the house: Place traps 1.5 - 3 m apart where ants are numerous. Use sufficient traps for quick control €¢ Ants enter traps and carry food back to nest to feed colony. Entire colony is usually destroyed. Replace traps as needed €¢ For use outside: Place traps where ants enter dwelling; near ant hills in the lawn or garden 5 meters apart €¢ Do not remove lid of container >> Ortho® ant B Gon„¢ max ant traps are specifically formulated to help eliminate entire ant colonies in just days! both indoors and out."