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Originally Posted by tummyman
Seems this year we are being attacked by black ants...some sort of carpenter ants. Have been using Terro baits plus AMDRO around the perimeter of the house. Even used a few spots of AMDRO grains in the house as well. Seems the ants are avoiding the AMDRO and some but not all are hitting the Terro liquid baits. Any thoughts, as the Mrs. is going nuts. This is the first year we have had such a large volume all at once. I have looked for moisture in wood boards, but nothing found. I imagine the exterminators are very busy and probably would only treat outside anyway with COVID. I could probably buy the same stuff at the hardware store, but I need to get this invasion dead ASAP !!! Is this the year for ants? HELP !!!
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Your post is just after 8-PM. Early evening is when the winged female Carpenter Ants start flying from the house's interior.
For the next few evenings, I'd suggest opening windows and screens facing the brightest sky. They'll take to the air for a couple of hours. If you have any Phoebe flycatcher-birds in the neighborhood, they'll be catching many of them.
Previous advice on this forum includes keeping woodpiles distant from the house, and checking for roof leaks. (They like damp house wood, and the leak/source may be far from the eaves).
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Originally Posted by Top-Water
I'll second that, pretty much the best stuff out there.
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Just make sure you let "them" eat the stuff. If I recall I think it is the borax soap that kills them. You have to get past feeding them a little first for the poison to be effective.
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I found feeding with an eye-dropper is too slow.
