Im seeing wood ants in my house this week.,a few each day. Help ! Is putting out ant bait enough?

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Im seeing wood ants in my house this week.,a few each day. Help ! Is putting out ant bait enough?

Answer 1

I actually have never had much luck with ant bail or the ant houses.  I always just use a mix of cinnamon and sugar. The ants will pick up the sugar, along with the cinnamon, and take it back to their queen. Ants can’t digest cinnamon and once the queen dies from not being able to digest the cinnamon the colony will die without her.  It's a lot cheaper than poisons and you can use it when you are done with it!

Answer 2

It could be, but this website lists several different ways to control the ants in and around your house, from direct controls to barriers and predators. Carpenter ants need to be taken care of ASAP, because they can and will cause a LOT of damage to your home.

http://www.ghorganics.com/page11.html

Answer 3

First, put Comet all around your house on the outside. I have done that for years and aunts and other rodents stay away. Go to a reputable hardware store and talk to somebody educated in this field. You could probably put cheaper dry cleansers comparable to Comet but I use Comet.

Answer 4

Well, I work for an ant research laboratory, and this is what we recommend for "wood ants" aka "Carpenter ants":

Bait carpenter ants when they are indoors. Dust the attic or wall voids where they have satellite nests. Repair wood damage and eliminate water damage in the structure. Check the roof, weep holes, and cracks for water leaks into the home. Check pipes for leaks and air conditioners for condensation. Find the guidelines on the exterior of the house that the ants are following to get into the structure. Use a liquid contact insecticide and spray the wires, molding, flashing, sideing joints.

Best of luck!

Answer 5

Not ants but..termites