April 23rd 2010 02:03 pm
How do I get rid of carpenter ants?
I have a carpenter ant nest in my house. I know that it’s in my house and what wall it is behind.
Everything I’ve read says lay out poison or insert poison into the walls. I have an extremely curious cat, who will certainly get into any poison. How do I kill the ants without killing him too?
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Tags: ant nest, Ants, carpenter ant, curious cat, poison
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Lar on 23 Apr 2010 at 2:03 pm #
I have been doing pest control for over 20 years and it would be doubtful that I could kill a pet purposely with the products used for ant control….just follow label direction on usage and the cat will be fine. First thing would be to make sure they are carpenter ants, there are a number of ants that can infest inside of walls, know what type of ant they are determines what to do for them.
The over the counter ant "traps" won’t be effective for carpenter ants. There are a couple of baits designed just for carpenter ants you can get over the web, a pest control supply store or one of the do it your self type pest stores. One is Advance carpenter Ant granules..I have treated for colonies where I had no idea where the nest actually was and it seems to always stop them (for outside use) The other is MaxForce Carpenter Ant gel, I haven’t used this product, but the pros that I know who have say it works as well as the granules and it can be used inside. Neither will have an odor or fumes so it shouldn’t be an issue to your pet.
Johnny D on 23 Apr 2010 at 2:03 pm #
You should be able to get those little houses/traps that the ants go inside and and eat the poison and then bring it back to their base. That way you won’t have little drops of poision sitting out all over because it is self containted in those little traps. I believe raid makes them. Otherwise you might want to call an exterminator if you problem is really bad. I left a link to an eHow article below on how to get rid of ants. Hope this helps.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4759042_start-controlling-ant-beds.html
Good Luck!!
P J on 23 Apr 2010 at 2:03 pm #
call an exterminator they are like termites and need a professional to kill them.
jameilarussell on 23 Apr 2010 at 2:03 pm #
find the ants and pour water on them
terry on 23 Apr 2010 at 2:03 pm #
INVADING ARMY: Ants are having a feeding frenzy in your kitchen, and you don’t want to use a toxic brew to defeat them.
THE QUICK FIX: "A 50/50 mix of peppermint oil and water will get rid of ants," says Amy Devers, co-host of the DIY Network’s "DIY To The Rescue" show. "Fill a spray bottle, and spray wherever you see them coming out of hiding."