Getting rid of
carpenter ants
Suggestions or Questions? Call 760-910-0216 The Bug Solution
Inc.
Getting rid
of carpenter ants on your property requires that you do an inspection
outside, treat the outside of your home with a residual barrier
insecticide like Knox Out, and clear brush away from the home. Kill any
mature nest you may find (usually in rotting wood) by opening the nest and
drenching it with boiling water or with a mixture of water and ant killer.
Note that structural improvements like replacing aging and rotted siding
and wood porches may be necessary to prevent establishment of indoor
carpenter ant colonies.
Getting rid
of carpenter ants from your home is simple enough if you can find out
where the Carpenter Ants are coming from. If the colony is large
enough, nesting carpenter ants will actually make a crinkling or crunching
noise. If detecting carpenter ant nest by sound is not possible, you may
want to try setting up a sugar or honry bait, and
follow them back to their nest during the night. This, of course, requires
that you can stay up well past your bed time, but once you find the nest
it is just a matter of making one of two
choices:
The first
choice to get rid of carpenter ants in your home is to spray aerosol
pesticides into the entrance of the nest and place sweet baits (boric acid
or Terro) near the nest. This can be considered a first step, if
you think the colony is not very large. Usually twenty or so winged ants
found in the house during the spring is indicative of an established, but
small, colony. Sweet baits and a simple aerosol spray may be able to take
care of the problem, though ants in the nest have been known to survive
for several months without feeding, and aerosol sprays may not make it far
enough into the nest to guarantee complete ant
extermination.
The second
choice to get rid of carpenter ants in your home is to drill holes in the
wall to penetrate the nest, and then dust and spray with ant
killer. If you notice more than 20 winged ants in your home
during the spring, then it is possible that you have a larger colony
established somewhere in your home, and if you want to get rid of
carpenter ants the best way to do this is to find their nest, drill holes
into the nest, and dust with boric acid or Knox Out (Diazinon), and spray
with an aerosol insecticide. This is a big step for a lot of people
because they do not want to do any damage to their home, and if they are
renting, this may not even be an option.
If you ca not get rid of
carpenter ants or you are not certain you are qualified to do so, you may
want to call a professional pest control agency (The Bug Solution Inc.
760-910-0216). If you are a homeowner,
you should schedule an initial inspection to make sure they can detect the
location of the nest, a second to treat the nest, and a third inspection
within a month or during the following spring to ensure they have gotten
rid of carpenter ants for good. If you are a renter, you should notify
your landlord of the problem; explaining the danger to the structure of
you home may influence more immediate action, if you know what I mean.
Suggestions or Questions? Call
760-910-0216 The Bug Solution Inc.
Professional Carpenter Ant Control
A good pest control
professional will do a very thorough examination of your home. Having all
family members present may help the agent pinpoint the location of the
next more easily, so be ready for questions about sightings and recent ant
activity. Once the nest is located, the pest control agent will drill
holes, and treat the surrounding wood, moving outward from the nests
location, eventually finishing the job with a residual insecticide spray
of the perimeter of your home. With the number of carpenter ant
infestations and the difficulty of getting rid of carpenter ants, it is
relatively common to call in a professional to take care of your ant
problem
Getting rid of
carpenter ants
Suggestions or Questions? Call 760-910-0216 The Bug Solution
Inc.
Getting rid
of carpenter ants on your property requires that you do an inspection
outside, treat the outside of your home with a residual barrier
insecticide like Knox Out, and clear brush away from the home. Kill any
mature nest you may find (usually in rotting wood) by opening the nest and
drenching it with boiling water or with a mixture of water and ant killer.
Note that structural improvements like replacing aging and rotted siding
and wood porches may be necessary to prevent establishment of indoor
carpenter ant colonies.
Getting rid
of carpenter ants from your home is simple enough if you can find out
where the Carpenter Ants are coming from. If the colony is large
enough, nesting carpenter ants will actually make a crinkling or crunching
noise. If detecting carpenter ant nest by sound is not possible, you may
want to try setting up a sugar or honry bait, and
follow them back to their nest during the night. This, of course, requires
that you can stay up well past your bed time, but once you find the nest
it is just a matter of making one of two
choices:
The first
choice to get rid of carpenter ants in your home is to spray aerosol
pesticides into the entrance of the nest and place sweet baits (boric acid
or Terro) near the nest. This can be considered a first step, if
you think the colony is not very large. Usually twenty or so winged ants
found in the house during the spring is indicative of an established, but
small, colony. Sweet baits and a simple aerosol spray may be able to take
care of the problem, though ants in the nest have been known to survive
for several months without feeding, and aerosol sprays may not make it far
enough into the nest to guarantee complete ant
extermination.
The second
choice to get rid of carpenter ants in your home is to drill holes in the
wall to penetrate the nest, and then dust and spray with ant
killer. If you notice more than 20 winged ants in your home
during the spring, then it is possible that you have a larger colony
established somewhere in your home, and if you want to get rid of
carpenter ants the best way to do this is to find their nest, drill holes
into the nest, and dust with boric acid or Knox Out (Diazinon), and spray
with an aerosol insecticide. This is a big step for a lot of people
because they do not want to do any damage to their home, and if they are
renting, this may not even be an option.
If you ca not get rid of
carpenter ants or you are not certain you are qualified to do so, you may
want to call a professional pest control agency (The Bug Solution Inc.
760-910-0216). If you are a homeowner,
you should schedule an initial inspection to make sure they can detect the
location of the nest, a second to treat the nest, and a third inspection
within a month or during the following spring to ensure they have gotten
rid of carpenter ants for good. If you are a renter, you should notify
your landlord of the problem; explaining the danger to the structure of
you home may influence more immediate action, if you know what I mean.
Suggestions or Questions? Call
760-910-0216 The Bug Solution Inc.
Professional Carpenter Ant Control
A good pest control
professional will do a very thorough examination of your home. Having all
family members present may help the agent pinpoint the location of the
next more easily, so be ready for questions about sightings and recent ant
activity. Once the nest is located, the pest control agent will drill
holes, and treat the surrounding wood, moving outward from the nests
location, eventually finishing the job with a residual insecticide spray
of the perimeter of your home. With the number of carpenter ant
infestations and the difficulty of getting rid of carpenter ants, it is
relatively common to call in a professional to take care of your ant
problem
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| Getting rid
of carpenter ants from your home is simple enough if you can find out
where the Carpenter Ants are coming from. If the colony is large
enough, nesting carpenter ants will actually make a crinkling or crunching
noise. If detecting carpenter ant nest by sound is not possible, you may
want to try setting up a sugar or honry bait, and
follow them back to their nest during the night. This, of course, requires
that you can stay up well past your bed time, but once you find the nest
it is just a matter of making one of two
choices: |
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| The first
choice to get rid of carpenter ants in your home is to spray aerosol
pesticides into the entrance of the nest and place sweet baits (boric acid
or Terro) near the nest. This can be considered a first step, if
you think the colony is not very large. Usually twenty or so winged ants
found in the house during the spring is indicative of an established, but
small, colony. Sweet baits and a simple aerosol spray may be able to take
care of the problem, though ants in the nest have been known to survive
for several months without feeding, and aerosol sprays may not make it far
enough into the nest to guarantee complete ant
extermination. |
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| The second
choice to get rid of carpenter ants in your home is to drill holes in the
wall to penetrate the nest, and then dust and spray with ant
killer. If you notice more than 20 winged ants in your home
during the spring, then it is possible that you have a larger colony
established somewhere in your home, and if you want to get rid of
carpenter ants the best way to do this is to find their nest, drill holes
into the nest, and dust with boric acid or Knox Out (Diazinon), and spray
with an aerosol insecticide. This is a big step for a lot of people
because they do not want to do any damage to their home, and if they are
renting, this may not even be an option. |
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| If you ca not get rid of
carpenter ants or you are not certain you are qualified to do so, you may
want to call a professional pest control agency (The Bug Solution Inc.
760-910-0216). If you are a homeowner,
you should schedule an initial inspection to make sure they can detect the
location of the nest, a second to treat the nest, and a third inspection
within a month or during the following spring to ensure they have gotten
rid of carpenter ants for good. If you are a renter, you should notify
your landlord of the problem; explaining the danger to the structure of
you home may influence more immediate action, if you know what I mean.
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Suggestions or Questions? Call
760-910-0216 The Bug Solution Inc. | |
Professional Carpenter Ant ControlA good pest control professional will do a very thorough examination of your home. Having all family members present may help the agent pinpoint the location of the next more easily, so be ready for questions about sightings and recent ant activity. Once the nest is located, the pest control agent will drill holes, and treat the surrounding wood, moving outward from the nests location, eventually finishing the job with a residual insecticide spray of the perimeter of your home. With the number of carpenter ant infestations and the difficulty of getting rid of carpenter ants, it is relatively common to call in a professional to take care of your ant problem | |
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