Comments on: how long for pets to stay away after spraying http://www.carpenterants.com/pet-safety/how-long-for-pets-to-stay-away-after-spraying.html How to treat and prevent carpenter ant infestations in and around the home. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:04:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.carpenterants.com/pet-safety/how-long-for-pets-to-stay-away-after-spraying.html#comment-87 admin Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:04:28 +0000 http://www.carpenterants.com/?p=194#comment-87 @<a href="#comment-86" rel="nofollow">guest</a>: If you review our Carpenter Ant Control article, you'll learn the few you're seeing inside are the least of your problem. The good news is your treatment options for inside are limited to the "bait" section of the above post. And in this section, the Gel Bait is really the only choice for inside. Placements can be up and above where the pet might forage but even if some was found and ingested, the product doesn't pose a threat to mammals. Essentially it will be digested and processed like any other food stuff. Furthermore, placements should be small and barely detectable. If placed in the right locations, it's generally easy to keep them out of sight and undetectable by children and pets so using them inside - even in sensitive areas - is a low hazard application. Now for some bad news. Will the gel solve the problem? Maybe. If the nest is located on or in the home, there is a good chance it will. But if the ants are foraging from some outside source, your home and property will most likely need exterior treatments to solve the problem and get all the nests involved. The Phantom Concentrate sprayed outside combined with some Carpenter Ant Bait in the yard can go a long way at controlling these outside nests. This is very important and as our article explains, the only real way to stop them from foraging inside. In summary, the gel might help now but in the long run, you should get that outside area under a treatment program so the problem doesn't persist. Here are direct links to the information and products listed above: Carpenter Ant Control: http://www.carpenterants.com/carpenter-ant-control Gel Bait: http://www.bugspraycart.com/bait/gel/maxforce-carpenter-ant-gel-1-oz Phantom: http://www.bugspraycart.com/insecticide/liquid/phantom-21-oz Carpenter Ant Bait: http://www.bugspraycart.com/bait/granule/pt-advance-carpenter-ant-granules @guest: If you review our Carpenter Ant Control article, you'll learn the few you're seeing inside are the least of your problem. The good news is your treatment options for inside are limited to the "bait" section of the above post. And in this section, the Gel Bait is really the only choice for inside.
Placements can be up and above where the pet might forage but even if some was found and ingested, the product doesn't pose a threat to mammals. Essentially it will be digested and processed like any other food stuff. Furthermore, placements should be small and barely detectable. If placed in the right locations, it's generally easy to keep them out of sight and undetectable by children and pets so using them inside – even in sensitive areas – is a low hazard application.
Now for some bad news. Will the gel solve the problem? Maybe. If the nest is located on or in the home, there is a good chance it will. But if the ants are foraging from some outside source, your home and property will most likely need exterior treatments to solve the problem and get all the nests involved. The Phantom Concentrate sprayed outside combined with some Carpenter Ant Bait in the yard can go a long way at controlling these outside nests. This is very important and as our article explains, the only real way to stop them from foraging inside. In summary, the gel might help now but in the long run, you should get that outside area under a treatment program so the problem doesn't persist.
Here are direct links to the information and products listed above:
Carpenter Ant Control: http://www.carpenterants.com/carpenter-ant-control
Gel Bait: http://www.bugspraycart.com/bait/gel/maxforce-carpenter-ant-gel-1-oz
Phantom: http://www.bugspraycart.com/insecticide/liquid/phantom-21-oz
Carpenter Ant Bait: http://www.bugspraycart.com/bait/granule/pt-advance-carpenter-ant-granules

]]> By: guest http://www.carpenterants.com/pet-safety/how-long-for-pets-to-stay-away-after-spraying.html#comment-86 guest Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:53:22 +0000 http://www.carpenterants.com/?p=194#comment-86 I have a few carpenter ants in the living room. What can I use to get rid of them. I have two cats so I don't want to use something that will harm them. Thank you. I have a few carpenter ants in the living room. What can I use to get rid of them. I have two cats so I don't want to use something that will harm them.

Thank you.

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