carpenter ant solution

Question

chris

carpenter ant solution

We live in coastal area of northern california. Our home is built with fir 2x6 tongue and groove ceilings, no attic. Noticed a 1" size hole in the ceiling above my home office, and small black ants dumping debris. This area is not near a wall, and I have looked carefully for a trail of ants anywhere near the perimeter of my home where the main nest may be located. In panice, I sprayed an over the counter ant spray into the cavity..but we still see these workers at times in the boards. My questions is this-how do we locate the main nest and is it most likely outside the home? I think a bait option may work best since spraying only causng the workers to relocate satellite nests. Do ants make underground nests under the house? Trying to figure out best course of treatment.

Status: Open May 20, 2013 - 12:01 PM

Pest Questions

Comments (0) | New Comment

Do you have the same question? Follow this Question

Report it

1answer

Answer

RonDawson

May 21, 2013 - 08:03 AM

The simple fix for the 1" size hole in the ceiling is to inject Termidor Foam. This will kill the ants in the area, and hopefully not cause the nest to split. This is also the least environmentally friendly, but it will work.

For long term control of Carpenter Ants outdoors, get the KM Ant Pro Liquid Ant Bait Stations. The ants will find the stations and they become a natural food source that will replace the ants already "natural" food sources. This system will not provide immediate control of ants indoors, but will control ants indoors over several months. Outdoors, it kills foraging ants, but also provides a protection "zone" against new invading ant foragers.

Carpenter ants nest in wood. That's why they are called carpenter ants. They can nest under a house, but not usually underground. Usually, their nests are aerial, located several feet off of the ground.

Browse by Topic