How to get rid of carpenter Ants
Recently I found some Carpenter Ants in out en-suite bathroom, not sure how they've reached to the second floor and from where!
any recommendation?
any recommendation?
How to get rid of carpenter Ants
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- amiratish [OP]
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- Topher86
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They love wet wood. Do you have any damp wood or leaks in the ensuite that may be causing moisture issues in the surrounding wood?
- amiratish [OP]
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Assuming you stop leak, if borders reopen and you ever get to USA, combatMax ant killing gel is supposed to be good, but not available here.
Amazon USA link
Amazon USA link
- Jerico
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Terro ant baits. Cheapest at Home Depot but available at Lowes and Cdn Tire as well. Home Hardware can order them but YMMV if they have them in stock
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These worked amazingly well for carpenter ants. They came in under the patio door. When we lifted the carpet, they were everywhere. Next day put down 3 of these things and when I checked back two days later, no ants around, or ever since.
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- grumble
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Carpenter ants are a symptom of a wood issue - they don't live in healthy wood, they live in damp, decaying wood. If they're in your house it could just be scouting from elsewhere, but if they live in your house you might have an issue behind the walls.
Terro ant baits kill them. Don't do anything else to kill them, you want them all going to the bait, bringing it back, and killing the nest.
Terro ant baits kill them. Don't do anything else to kill them, you want them all going to the bait, bringing it back, and killing the nest.
- amiratish [OP]
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I've put lots of Terro all around the house, but on and off I see them!grumble wrote: ↑ Carpenter ants are a symptom of a wood issue - they don't live in healthy wood, they live in damp, decaying wood. If they're in your house it could just be scouting from elsewhere, but if they live in your house you might have an issue behind the walls.
Terro ant baits kill them. Don't do anything else to kill them, you want them all going to the bait, bringing it back, and killing the nest.
yesterday I saw 100s of them trying to get in or out of a brick hole, not sure what was happening, some of them were flying!
- Jerico
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I found with the Terro I could figure out where they were coming from and put the traps closer to the source.
Flying ones mean a nest is mature. Will happen outside. I used to get queens inside and that ain’t good
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Are the Terro ant baits better than the Wilson AntOut brand? Wilson has 5% borax. I’ve been using the Wilson ones and they seem to have greatly reduced a colony near my front door. But there are a lot more ants about 5m away along the crack between my sidewalk and garage, I put more baits there at same time and I can see I only slowed them down. These are “pavement ants”, smaller than other common ant types, probably can use same poisons.
- Jerico
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I have used both at once and more ants preferred Terro than the other leading Brands.adams7 wrote: ↑ Are the Terro ant baits better than the Wilson AntOut brand? Wilson has 5% borax. I’ve been using the Wilson ones and they seem to have greatly reduced a colony near my front door. But there are a lot more ants about 5m away along the crack between my sidewalk and garage, I put more baits there at same time and I can see I only slowed them down. These are “pavement ants”, smaller than other common ant types, probably can use same poisons.
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- moh786
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Last week had ants problem. We used Wilson Ants out 1 litre, sprayed across the baseboards, moped the wood floor with mixed 1 cup of vinegar and pinesole cleaner. Did this for 2-3 times ants are gone.
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First time house owner here... Can someone please help take a look are these holes done by ants or something else? I noticed a few weeks ago but thought it was just dirt and blew it away. Today I saw a lot more in those joints between bricks...
- rngun
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Looks like ants. I have this issue as well and see ants come out of the holes. I think they are making tunnels underneath, so they have to push out the dirt to the outside.
- cokeboy
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Thanks!! I am going to try the Terro liquid ant baits as others have mentioned in this post.
Someone also said damp wood attract these ants... Is that something I should call for a specialist to inspect the house for potential leakage?
- amiratish [OP]
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these are ants job, I have those in my backyard
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