How to Get Rid of Carpenter Ants

How to Get Rid of Carpenter Ants Are you distressed about the carpenter ants and other insects that have created havoc at your home? Well, these pests have always been a matter of concern for many because they often cause mess by getting inside your home; making water leaks, destroying the wood structures, short circuiting your dish washer and swarming everywhere in the kitchen, thus making you feel to get rid of it as soon as possible.

There are several effective methods to destroy carpenter ants. Following are some of the useful pest control methods that are very effective in treatment of carpenter ants.

Steps

Identify the carpenter ants and try to locate their source. They often nest around moist or damp places, hence are found near sinks, moist wooden structures, cracks in walls, waste pipes, badly sealed windows and other leaks at home. Once you detect their source, try to set a bait trap. You can either use sugar or honey as bait.
Spray aerosol pesticides into the entrance of the nest. However, this spray may not seem to be very effective in complete ant extermination if it fails to reach the far enough of the nest. This often occurs when the ants have been surviving in the nest for several months without feeding.
You can make a natural repellent for killing the ants. Prepare a blend of citrus peelings and water and pour it over the ant hill. There are good chances that all the ants will get destroyed.
Destroy the carpenter ant by drilling holes in the walls to penetrate through the nest. You can drill a series of holes into the suspected areas where the nests may lie. Now puff boric acid or Knox Out (Diazinon), and then spray with an aerosol insecticide. This is one of the most commonly used methods for treating ants.
You may even use Timbor, a pesticide to destroy the ants. But take care to store it in a safe place and beyond the reach of kids and pets because its intake causes indigestion problems. You can call a professional exterminator to mix the timbor and some foam. This foam when put on your walls is sure to remove the ants.
You can also go for temporary treatment of the ants. Boil some water and pour it over the mounds and into the cracks and other suspected areas where the ants may have their nest.
Keep your house, especially the kitchen very clean. Remove any clutter that may create shelter for the ants, fix leaky faucets, and keep the floors clean.
If you fail to treat the carpenter ants, then it is always advisable to call a professional from a pest control agency. But before they arrive, it’s important that you make an initial inspection to detect the exact location of the nest

Tips

It is always safe to cover your skin, eyes and mouth when you are using an insecticide.
You may even go for Diatomaceous Earth to line the perimeter of your house and all the places where you don’t want carpenter ants.

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