How to Kill Carpenter Ants

Hom to Rill Carpenter Ants Here you will find basic carpenter ant information, product recommendations and easy to follow instructions LEARN ABOUT CARPENTER ANTS. Common Name: Carpenter Ants Scientific Name: Camponotus Color: from red to blach lega: 6 Shape: segmented Oual Size 5/8" Antennae: Yes Fight: n o LEARN WHERE CARPENTER ANTS LIKE TO HANG OUT. Carpenter ants can and will establish a nest inside and outside of any type of structure. You can locate in some cases satellite or parent colonies outside a structure, these will be located in tree stumps, landscape timbers, wood piles or moist damp wood. Carpenter Ants can leave "frass" behind, providing clues to their nesting location. If this complex nest happens to be a wall void within your home, structural damage can and will result. Moisture and controlling it is important when managing this species. BE CAREFUL CARPENTER ANTS. Carpenter ants do not sting and usually don't bite humans. However, when irritated they can and will inflict a painful bite. LOOK FOR THEM IN THE FOLLOWING SPOTS: 1. Carpets - Check around doors and fireplace 2. Vegetation - Ants like to nest and forage in trails out of sight behind any vegetation, tree stumps, branches which rests against foundations, patios, etc. Pull back the vegetation to look for ants. Attempt to follow foraging ants back to their colony 3. Ground - Potted plants, compost bends, or any item that has ground contact could harbor a colony of ants ELIMINATE SOURCES OF MOISTURE Eliminate sources of moisture, seal cracks around your foundation, and keep wood materials away from your home. Cut back bushes and branches will also eliminate sources of entry to your home. SEAL UP ENTRY POINTS, CRACKS AND CREVICES. INSPECTED AREA WATER Areas where water leaks occur should be inspected they will be attractive to ants as well as termites. Treat nests with a gel bait labeled for carpenter ants or use a labeled dust. Treat inside wall voids with a foram or dust. You will want to treat the ant trails followed by workers when they forage with carpenter ant bait granules. USE BAITS FOR ANT COLONIES Use baits for ant colonies that cannot be treated directly. You cannot always find the colony of ants but placing bait or insecti- cides in their trails will control and eliminate the colony. For more information. Visit - wnm.a spotlesscarget.com соm Sources http://an.wikipadia.org/wiki/Carpantarant http://www.wikihow.com/Kill-Carpantar-Ants http://ento.pou.edu/extension/factsheets/carpenter-ants SPOTLESS