How to Control Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants can be difficult to control, the article is to help you get rid off and control your carpenter ant problems
. The information provided and all the pest control products mentioned are to assist people who want to do pest control by themselves at home without any professional help. The Carpenter ants that enter the home are black and can vary in length from 1/4 to 3/4 inch. Unlike termites, all carpenter ants have narrow (or constricted) waists (they have a waistline) and elbowed (bent) antennae.
Pay attention to areas where steady moisture is or has been a problem; firewood stored in an attached garage, next to the foundation, along an outside wall, or in a basement; areas around the plumbing or vent entrances; and trees with branches overhanging the house. These are possible sources of carpenter ant nests.
When trying to detect carpenter ants, tap the suspected area and then press an ear to the surface in order to hear any sound.
If one nest is found, watch for evidence of additional nests. More than one nest may be present in a structure.
Where to look for Carpenter Ants Indoors:
Nests are often concealed in wall voids, ceilings, subfloors, attics, or hollow It is best to determine the nest's location as specifically as possible but bait can be simply placed in the areas that the ants are moving about.
If you are able to see the nest and colony then using a liquid or aerosol insecticide will help destroy the colony.
Liquids or aerosol ready-to-use insecticide, such as bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, or permethrin are labeled for use on Carpenter Ants. Spray the insecticide directly into as much of the nest as possible.
If the nest cannot be located, baits are an effective alternative. Baits work by combining their attractive food source with a slow-acting insecticide. Maxforce and Advance Carpenter ant baits will be easily shared with colony and the delayed effect will all time for all ants to consume some of the bait, so that the colony is eliminated. Food sharing with social insects makes baits a very effective option for control.
The keys to successful baiting are placement and monitoring which requires that you put the bait where the ants are.
Advance Carpenter Ant Bait is ant bait that can be placed in small piles in the ants trails or can also be used as a scattered bait around piles of wood, around structures or in the home.
,br> A few excellent pesticides that are labeled for Carpenter
Ant Control is Suspend SC, Talstar Concentrate, Termidor and Cynoff. These will also work for other insects.
Carpenter Ant Baits
Because of the nature of ants the most effective method of controlling carpenter ants is by using baits. Baits work by eliminating the population of carpenter ants in an area and reduce or stop their potential for entering a structure. Advance Carpenter
Ant Bait (8 oz or 2lb container) Niban Granular Bait and Niban-FG Fine Granular Bait are carpenter ant baits which can be used for both interior and exterior applications. Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Gel is the fastest for indoor ant colonies. We recomend both the Advance Carpenter ant bait and Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait to be used together for superior success.
For exterior baiting you will want to place a band of bait, two to four foot band around the structure using Niban or Advance Carpenter Ant Bait. Both can be placed around bases of trees, stumps, firewood piles and any other location ants may tend to form a colony in. Bait can be applied in the ant's trails. Niban will not break down in sunlight and stays effective with up to 2 inches of rainfall. Whenever possible applying bait inside and out will help you be the most successful at Carpenter Ant Control and help you Kill them Like a Professional.
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pest control products available to homeowners, business and institutions so you can do your own pest control and the instructions provided above will help you not only get rid of but Kill your Carpenter Ant problem.
How to Apply Carpenter Ant Bait:
LOCATE ANT ACTIVITY:
Follow ants back to voids. Apply product to cracks and crevices or voids where ants are active. In heavily traveled sites use up to 1.5 ounces of product.
Use a large puff duster to place the product into crevices or voids. It may take more than one application so keep feeding the ants till you no longer see any ants.
How to Control Carpenter Ants
By: Genny Brown
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