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How to kill carpenter ants? Pest Products Online supplies you the information and recommendations necessary to get rid of carpenter ants. Carpenter ants enter structures though gaps or cracks while foraging for food. However, the appearance of large numbers of winged adults inside a structure indicates that the nest(s) exists indoors. Despite what you might think, they don't eat wood, but they eat just about anything you would eat. The wood is damaged by tunneling into your home. Once in a building, they search out a water source, food and use wood for their nest. |
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Product Recommendations at the bottom of this page Habitat These ants can establish nests inside and outside a structure. Often, a parent colony is established outside in a tree stump, landscape timber, or a woodpile. Satellite colonies are established in your home behind a kitchen or bathroom wall where wood has been dampened from moisture. You can usually find trails of them at night as they search for food. Let us show you how to kill carpenter ants. Health Risks Carpenter ants do not sting and usually don't bite humans. However, their jaws are large enough to inflict a painful bite. Property Damage These ants can cause property damage to a structure. They usually invade wet, decayed wood but they can tunnel through dry undamaged wood as well. As you can see, it is important to get rid of carpenter ants to avoid property damage. Prevention Eliminate sources of moisture, seal cracks around your foundation, and keep wood materials away from your home. Cutting back bushes and branches will also eliminate sources of entry to your home. Eradication This can be difficult and requires an intergrated approach which involves moisture elimination, removing overhanging tree limbs, stumps, and firewood, and sealing up entry cracks. It is important to locate the nest and satellite nest. Areas where water leaks occur should be inspected. Treat nests with a gel bait labeled for carpenter ants Maxforce Carpenter ant Gel Bait or use a labeled dust. Treat inside wall voids with a foam or dust. Treat the ant trails followed by workers when they forage with carpenter ant bait granules.
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