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treat tree for carpenter ants

Posted on June 27, 2012 Written by admin Leave a Comment

Is there a carpenter ant insecticide available that can be applied to the roots of a tree in order to kill the infestation? I have a 60ft high Ash tree infested with carpenter ants. It’s not practical to treat the tree with a sprayer. Please let me know. Thanks!

What I think you’re asking for is something that will work as a systemic? These type of products are applied to the soil where they get absorbed by the roots of the treated plant which then enables the active ingredient to get distributed throughout the plants foliage. Is this what you mean?

Well, there are systemic products like Dominion and Merit which are used to control pests when used this way. But they only work on pests that “eat” the treated plant. And since carpenter ants aren’t eating the ash, systemic’s won’t help.

Dominion 2L:  http://www.bugspraycart.com/insecticide/liquid/dominion-2l-termiticide-insecticide

Merit WP: http://www.bugspraycart.com/insecticide/wettable-powder/merit-75-wp-2-oz

But will be very effective is PHANTOM even if you can’t reach up all that high, you’ll only need to get a few ants to walk over treated areas to take care of the problem. And here’s why.

Phantom works slowly. It typically takes 3-5 days for it to start working. And it’s non repelling so ants will walk over treated surfaces without a care.

Now after they walk over it, they’ll pick up trace amounts which are then brought back to the nest where the active will be shared with other members of the colony. In fact it will only take a few ants walking over the treatment and bringing it back to the nest to knock it out.

So for this situation, if you spray as much of the tree trunk, lower branches and any ant trails you see with a mixture of Phantom, you’ll be able to kill nests which are far away and not “reachable”. And since Phantom works the same when used around the home for other pests, it’s a great way to treat most any pest problem.

Phantom EC:  http://www.bugspraycart.com/insecticide/liquid/phantom-21-oz

Filed Under: tree Tagged With: ash tree nest, carpenterants in trees, tree nest, tree spray

carpenter ants in tree

Posted on April 15, 2009 Written by admin Leave a Comment

I’ve been seeing large black ants going up a tree in my yard and I’m pretty sure they’re carpenter ants. I can’t see where they might be nesting because the tree is a huge oak. I don’t want them killing the tree but I don’t want to hurt the tree treating it. What can I use that’s both safe and effective?

Carpenter ants will readily forage up a tree for food. Some of these trees will many times be prime locations for a nest. There is no doubt that over time an active carpenter ant nest will kill a tree faster than normal. To stop this from happening, there are two ways you can treat that are easy.

The simplest approach is to get some Carpenter Ant Gel and apply it to the trunk where they are traveling. Carpenter Ants will find it as they ascend the tree, feed and share it with their nest. This will ultimately kill all the ants. The second option is to treat the tree with some Termidor. Spray the trunk down so that any ants walking up the tree will have to cross the treated surface. This will shut the nest down as explained in our Carpenter Ant Control article.

Filed Under: tree Tagged With: carpenter ant, carpenter ants, doubt, gel, nest, time, yard

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