{"product_id":"nectar-fortress-ant-repellent-gel","title":"Nectar Fortress Ant Repellent Gel","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimply draw a line of Nectar Fortress™ natural gel across any paths ants might use to get to your feeder. Made from food-based ingredients, it repels ants, but is safe for use around children, birds, and pets. Nectar Fortress is weatherproof, so one application lasts the whole season. One tube contains enough gel to protect 10 feeders. Nectar Fortress is also great for protecting any outdoor area from ants, such as patio tables, bluebird houses, beehives and hanging plants. It’s one line ants refuse to cross.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003caddress data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/address\u003e\u003caddress data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Easy to use \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/address\u003e\u003caddress data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Protects 10 feeders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Natural Ingredients\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Multiuse ant repellent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Lasts the whole season\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/address\u003e\u003caddress data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/address\u003e\u003caddress data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFacts About Nectar Fortress™\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNectar Fortress is naturally safe for these reasons:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"arial, verdana, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• It is not sticky, tacky, or adhesive in any way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• It does not contain petroleum products, including oil, waxes or grease.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• It is made entirely from food-based materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• It is made almost entirely of a fatty acid that birds naturally secrete to preen \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e   and condition their feathers. So, it is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edesigned to be inherently safe and compatible with bird physiology.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCinnamon oil, the ant repelling ingredient of Nectar Fortress is used at such a low level that it is not a concern as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eirritant. Nectar Fortress is also made with oleic acid, called Omega-9, which is one of the major fatty acids secreted from a bird’s preening gland (uropygial gland). It is this secretion from the gland that birds use for preening and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emaintaining their feathers. Other components in preening secretion are waxes and wax-alcohols, but fatty acids are a major component of the preening secretion that birds use.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOne well-studied example of preening gland composition from the research paper “Physiological and Biochemical Aspects of the Avian Uropygial Gland” shows: “The fatty acid composition of the lipids extracted from the gland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecretion consisted of C14 to C20 chains, most of which were unsaturated, with a prevalence of oleic acid….”Saliba, A. and Montali D., Braz. J. Bio. (2009) 69 (2) 427-446\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn other words, if a bird were to accidentally come in contact with the product, it is a material common in preen oil that the birds already use to preen and condition their feathers naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn addition, the product is not easily transferred by contact once established because after application and exposure to the elements, it becomes firm, and is not easily disturbed. And, a very small amount of material is needed, less than 1\/8th of a teaspoon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNectar Fortress™ has a six year safety track record. The product has been sold in stores and used by thousands of customers for six years, with no reported harm to hummingbirds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNectar Fortress was designed to be inherently safe for hummingbirds, while also solving a common problem for them and their feeders. We love hummingbirds, as we know you do too, and would never market a product that is a risk to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/address\u003e","brand":"Nectar Fortress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49458891456741,"sku":"811024001122","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8730\/2373\/files\/product-media-86080.jpg?v=1780216268","url":"https:\/\/thestockshop.org\/products\/nectar-fortress-ant-repellent-gel","provider":"The Stock Shop Feed \u0026 Pet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}