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Carpenter ant problems? See them foraging in the yard? Worse yet, have them in the home? Carpenter ants can cause a lot of damage and if you’re finding them close to or on your home, it’s time to take action because once they establish their scent trails, they won’t go away without a fight.
As their name suggests, carpenter ants like to chew on wood… READ MORE ON HOW TO CONTROL CARPENTER ANTS
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Is winter a good time for ant fumagation? Can it be done by homeowner?
In general, most carpenter ants will shut down as winter sets in and outside temperatures drop. But if there is a nest located on or in your home, it could very well keep warm enough to enable the ants to keep active. And if this happens, treating is strongly suggested. But what’s the best treatment for these winter time ants?
In general, most winter time activity will be members of the ant colony foraging for food. So it only stands to reason the best approach to get them where they nest is to use a bait. The best bait for inside the home is our CARPENTER ANT GEL. Place small dabs out where you see activity and once they find it, they’ll no doubt take some back to their nest where it will be shared with others. In the days following the sharing of the bait, the nest will shut down and die.
Now if you see a lot of ants in one area and have an idea of where they may be nesting, you might consider treating the rooms with PHANTOM AEROSOL. This aerosol contains a slow acting ingredient and like the gel, won’t spook or alarm the colony. But after just a few days, ants that walk over treated areas will in turn contaminate the nest. This will usually kill it in 1 to 2 weeks and your problem will be solved.
No doubt carpenter ants can be a problem even in the winter. And whether you do the work yourself or hire a service company to treat, it’s strongly advised that something be done. Leaving them to chew and gnaw away at your home could amount to costly repairs that can easily be prevented with one of the two treatments listed above.
Here are direct links to the information and products listed above:
Carpenter Ant Gel: http://www.bugspraycart.com/bait/gel/maxforce-carpenter-ant-gel-1-oz
Phantom Aerosol: http://www.bugspraycart.com/insecticide/aerosol/pt-phantom-17-5oz
Carpenter Ant Article: https://www.carpenterants.com/carpenter-ant-control
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I have found Carpenter Ants on & near my sliding door in my 2nd floor bedroom. I have an outside deck off the bedroom & support beams are cemented into the home’s brick wall. On the underside of the deck flooring (outside from the ground) closest to the brick wall & the sliding door, the edge of my 3/4″ plywood flooring is visible. Also, the Deck Railings need to be completely replaced. There are places where they have rotted out. I have sprayed Carpenter Ant/Termite Insecticide repeatedly inside & outside. I have dead Carpenter Ants showing up near the sliding door inside. I am sure the Nest is either in the wall or in my 3/4″ sub floor. Would it be best for me to Dust with “Drione Dust” using a Crusader Duster w/a Long nozzle and drill a 1/8th” small hole in my sub floor to apply the Drione?
From the description you’ve provided, there is no doubt in my mind the DRIONE DUST is the way to go. In my experience, aerosol products can kill some of the ants active in the area which you’re no doubt seeing now as a result of your treating. But it won’t last long and has a tendency to get absorbed by the wood making it less than effective. This can happen quickly and in the end, leave the nest ready to rebound. Additionally, aerosols won’t penetrate deep enough compared to Drione and when it wears off too soon, offspring from the nest will enable it to continue on.
Drione, on the other hand, will both penetrate better and last longer. In many cases it can take care of the problem in no time. A good dusting with the CRUSADER should do the job. I don’t think you’ll need any kind of extension; the natural floating action of the Drione should get it deep into any of these voids where it needs to be.
Here are direct links to the information and products listed above:
Drione Dust: http://www.bugspraycart.com/insecticide/dust/drione-dust
Crusader: http://www.bugspraycart.com/equipment/dusters/crusader
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Hi, we recently found sawdust in our closet. So after researching we put and “puffed” boric acid around. Now they are running all over the house. What did we do? And how can we stop it now?
I wished you had read our article before you treated. When you know where these ants are centered, the only dust that should be used on them is something like PYGANIC. It’s fast acting and won’t allow them to relocate like it sounds like might be happening now. Boric acid is a stomach poison and won’t do a good job on this ant unless they ingest it so for now, I expect you’ll be seeing ants for some time. Your dusting most likely disturbed them but it doesn’t sound like it was enough of a direct hit to knock them out. If you are lucky, enough of the dust will have made it’s way to the heart of the original nest and may at least cause them to suffer severe losses. This could lead to their ultimate demise. If not, they will at least attempt to relocate and if they have enough supplies and members left in their colony, they could very well establish a new nest. Only time will tell.
For now, the only thing I’d suggest to do is set out some CARPENTER ANT GEL. Foraging ants will need food so make small placements in any room where you see activity. Chances are high some will accept the offering. Once they feed and return to the old or new nest (if either exists), the ant which fed will in time contaminate other members of the colony and eventually kill it. Other than the bait, there really isn’t anything you can do. (And don’t kill any ants you see; if you place out the bait the more ants foraging the faster the nest will be shut down…)