Pesticidal compositions and methods

A method of poisoning unwanted insects, comprising:

• providing an insecticidal dry solid bait composition having
• a first component selected from the group consisting of a metal complex of an aminopolycarboxylic acid chelating agent, an aminopolycarboxylic acid chelating agent together with a metal salt, and mixtures thereof, wherein the metal is a transition metal selected from the group consisting of iron and copper, and
• a second component that comprises a dry solid bait carrier edible to target insects, wherein the dry solid bait carrier is selected from the group consisting of wheat flour, pet food, soy products, oats, corn, corn cob, rice, fruits, fish by-products, sugars, coated vegetable seeds, coated cereal, seeds, whey powder, albumen, blood meal, bone meal, yeast, citrus mash, paper fiber, cellulose, and combinations thereof;
• and
• applying an amount of the insecticidal composition that is effective to poison target insects to an area infested with the target insects, such that the target insects can ingest the insecticidal dry solid bait composition.