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princess99
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Carpenter ants-
I had them last year when I had my new front door put on, my door was off for about 10 hours that day. Low and behold ants. I rid of them go crazy with the ant traps- terro, and spray. I have not seen any in a year. We come in last nite from dinner and I am greeted by 1 big one on my kitchen floor. I step on it and scream. I get out the bug spray and there are 5 more. I have the heebie jeebies now. I am really screaming. We kill them. I get out the Ortho Home defense spray , I spray every nook and crany of the kitchen. I was up every 2 hours last night making sure I do not see them. Not one ant. Should I keep spraying? Should I spray every few days? Put down the ant traps again as a just in case? I do not live with bugs- my home is clean. I am FREAKED. I go from carpenter bees outside my house to this. I am going to be sick. DH is from Brooklyn- so this is all new to him. 
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princess99
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Re: Carpenter ants-
Anyone? Any advice?
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| Posted 5/15/08 5:06 PM |
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ave1024
I Took The Wrong Road
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Re: Carpenter ants-
Are you sure they are carpenter ants? A lot of times they may just be regular pavement ants. Carpenter ants are HUGE, ranging from a quarter inch to a full inch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_ant
Anyways, I wouldn't spray because it doesn't remove the underlying problem (the next). If you want to DIY you need to bait.
I used Terro traps earlier this year and it worked very well. You have to place them near the entrance to where they are entering the house.
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| Posted 5/15/08 8:56 PM |
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princess99
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Re: Carpenter ants-
Posted by ave1024
Are you sure they are carpenter ants? A lot of times they may just be regular pavement ants. Carpenter ants are HUGE, ranging from a quarter inch to a full inch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_ant
Anyways, I wouldn't spray because it doesn't remove the underlying problem (the next). If you want to DIY you need to bait.
I used Terro traps earlier this year and it worked very well. You have to place them near the entrance to where they are entering the house.
Baits are out.... I put out 7, I know I am the extreme, but I do not live with bugs- Good news today there were none so far- I found one yesterday afternoon and it looked drunk and it was dying..I am so paranoid they are going to come back. I am at war with this things. YUCK!
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| Posted 5/16/08 8:37 AM |
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rkoenke
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Re: Carpenter ants-
I hear you! I hate bugs! I grew up in levittown (slab house) never a bug, only spiders (which are sorta okay with me). So, i move here to a house with a basement and neighbors freakin' trees and I see carpenter ants. Well, 2-3 seasons of that and we found a leak behind my upstairs bath. We fixed it, and they are gone.
Now, all i have to deal with are the little itty-bitty ants that love my cat's food!
don't know an effective way to get rid of these.
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| Posted 5/18/08 7:41 AM |
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sfp0701
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Re: Carpenter ants-
I needed to get an exterminator. Even if you don't see them, they may be in your walls and they eat the wood like termites. We have someone call 4 times a year to take care of them. It stinks but It is the only way I really got rid of them.
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| Posted 5/18/08 5:19 PM |
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mtnmama
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Message edited 12/7/2009 10:15:51 AM.
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| Posted 5/18/08 6:02 PM |
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