Keep those pesky ants away from your hummingbird feeders! This ant guard helps ensure the birds (and not the ants) will enjoy the fresh nectar. The Perky-Pet® AntGuard® effectively repels ants from feeders and easily mounts in-line with hanging bird feeders. AntGuard® begins working immediately and should stop all sweet-eating ant activity within 24 hours under optimal conditions.
How It Works
Ants are attracted to the sweet-tasting nectar inside your feeders. As ants forage for nectar and make their way down the hanging hook to the feeder, they enter the AntGuard. Inside is a disc containing a powerful ant repellent, permethrin, which drives them away. The active ingredient has been proven safe around birds, pets, and people when used as directed. Like the naturally derived pyrethrin, which originates from chrysanthemums and was the inspiration for this substance, it should be kept away from ponds, streams or other bodies of water due to aquatic organism risk.
Fast Acting and Long Lasting
AntGuard® begins working immediately to drive away sweet-eating ants. In optimal conditions, all ant activity should stop within 24 hours. The permethrin disc is encased in a durable plastic dome, keeping it inaccessible to feeding birds, while also protecting it from rain so it lasts longer. Under normal conditions, AntGuard® will provide a full season of ant control.
Easy to Mount
For your convenience, the Perky-Pet® AntGuard® easily mounts in-line with hanging hummingbird feeders and oriole feeder. To install AntGuard®, extend the lower baffle of the dome. Then attach AntGuard® below your hanging hook and above your hummingbird feeder. Note, you should not hang it on feeders weighing more than 10 lb.
Perky-Pet® AntGuard® Product Details
Do you want to know more helpful details about the Perky-Pet® AntGuard®? Take a closer look at the in-depth specifications for this product.
This is the best thing since sliced bread! It actually works!! My 1st one lasted 2 seasons. Got it at walmart. Very very affordable. It would have probably lasted another season but I had a new one I bought for last year but never had to use cause the 1st one STILL worked! This is an amazing product! I highly recommend this.
Great just got it today I’ll see how it works had to get a second hummingbird feeder because my hummingbirds are getting to be aggressive one hummingbird kicked a hummingbird off my feeder I feel bad for the hummingbird so I went and got a new feeder installed it today I’ll see how it goes will bye it again so finally got my second feeder installed my other hummingbird feeder is a perky pet feeder but I see the reviews are good so I’ll give it a try
I got it today for my second hummingbird Feeder I had to put up another hummingbird feeder today my humming my hummers are getting aggressive one pushed a hummer of my feeder so put the new feeder up
I love these Perky-Pet Antguards. They are better than anything I have tried. Water in a regular mote splashes into feeder, which dilutes the hummingbird food. These seem to last a couple years. I would like to just replace the disk instead of replacing the whole plastic piece. I did not find where just the disk are sold.
Have had black ants at hummingbird feeder. got tired of cleaning them off. Went out today and bought this ant guard and installed per instructions. Went out to check it and ants back on feeder. My feeder has a wide top and the ants would fall of the guard onto the top and invade feeder. I turned it upside down, glued the baffle and filled with water. See how this does
In past I bought the ant guard that looked like a flower upside down , However a friend told me about this amazing product and I, bought two , Just went today a bought two more . This will be my go to every time they work 100% .
I got my first 3 about 4 years ago. They lasted 2 years and are fantastic. I still had 1 from them it just broke in high wind. I have bought 2 each year but went to the 2 places that I bought them but they did not have. Both places the help did not know what I was talking about. I leave in leavenworth Kansas we’re can I get some added more feeders and need quick. Walmart , Home Depot, ace no good here
I bought 2 ant guards this year from 2 different stores. In both cases the lower baffle was in the lowered “open” position. Does this mean that the repellent will be somewhat exhausted due to exposure to air while it sat on the store shelf? I’ve used your ant guards in the past and the baffle has always been firmly positioned in the closed position.u
Question by: Susan on Apr 30, 2025, 6:55 AM
Thank you for reaching out and for your continued use of our Ant Guards.
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Answer by: Kimberly (Admin) on Apr 30, 2025, 11:02 AM
Can I preserve an "extra" PP Ant Guard for next season use - by keeping the lower baffle firmly closed? Never use
Question by: Vicki Cowans on May 12, 2025, 12:52 PM
Hi, thank you for reaching us. This product should last several years if it wasn't opened. Once opened, it should be replaced each season.
Answer by: Guillermo (Admin) on May 13, 2025, 3:53 PM
How long should the ant guard last
Question by: Richard Kozma on Nov 9, 2018, 7:00 PM
We recommend replacing the repellent each season.
Answer by: Woodstream (Admin) on Nov 11, 2018, 7:00 PM
