organic carpenter ant control

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I have a dog and a cat. the cat is mostly inside and the dog goes out in the yard quite a bit. We have been seeing carpenter ants both inside and outside and I’m wondering if you have something organic we can use which won’t be a danger to them.

All of the products we have listed in our CARPENTER ANT CONTROL article would be fine to use around any of the pets as well as any people if used properly. Our PRODUCT SAFETY VIDEOS explain most everything you need to do to insure safe treatments are made. That being said, there are some Organic Alternatives you can use in place of the products we have listed that might help feel more at ease.

As you’ll learn in the article, there are three main ways to deal with Carpenter Ants. The most direct way is to treat the nest with DRIONE DUST. The organic alternative dust would be DIATOMACEOUS EARTH which will work just about as well. It should be applied with one of the HAND DUSTERS we have listed to get the product uniformly distributed.

The second important part of carpenter ant control is spraying the foundation. Instead of one of the products listed in our article, you can use the organic alternative known as MULTI PURPOSE INSECT KILLER. This product won’t last as long as the actives we have listed in our article but it will kill carpenter ants and help keep them out.

Lastly, if you wanted to use some bait, the NIBAN FG would be a good choice which is listed in the Carpenter Ant article. It’s on the ORMI LIST which means it’s considered safe enough for organic processors so you should be able to

non toxic spray for carpenter ants

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We have a carpenter ant infestation in the wall of our garage. I can see the ants coming in and out every evening. I also have a dog and cat that play right alongside this garage so I’m reluctant to spray. Do you have anything non toxic to them I can use?

Since you know where the nest is located, you should consider using the Drione dust featured in our Carpenter Ant article. This dust acts like a dessicant and is both fast working and extremely effective on carpenter ants. If you don’t want to use this product, you can switch out to Diatomaceous Earth. It too will act as a desiccant and as an organic material is about as safe of a product that can be used.

Around the home and garage you should apply some Suspend or Cypermethrin to insure any stragglers don’t relocate and start a new nest. The organic equivalent would the ECO IC Concencentrate. Using all natural ingredients, this product won’t last long like the other concentrates but it will offer a residual that should last 1-4 weeks. Most importantly for you, it will be completely safe to use around the pets and family members. All our organic products can be seen at Non Toxic Pest Control.