Get Rid of Carpenter Ants

We have a Carpenter Ant problem in our home. Last year we didn’t pay it much attention except for setting out the usual ant traps (which we now know don’t work). But after Christmas they started appearing again – odd, since this is Canada and it’s cold and snowy.
Today the Pest Control Specialists came in. I had a few ants I had saved so they could see what type and they’re definitely Carpenter. So the guys sprayed something all around our baseboards. They said we’ll start seeing more soon as they abandon the nests, but within a few weeks they should be gone (if not, they’ll spray again). We live right behind a creek with alot of dead wood.
I’ve been reading up on the little suckers and can’t understand how the spray kills them. Most sites talk about drilling holes in the walls, which wasn’t done.
I’m just really curious about what happens now, and how the colonies die.
If anyone knows the answer, greatly appreciated.

P.S. I live in Ontario, Canada – just mentioning since I know pesticide laws change from place to place.

Technorati Tags: alot, ant problem, Ants, baseboards, carpenter ant, christmas, colonies, drilling holes, ontario canada, pest control specialists, pesticide laws, suckers, traps

No Comments yet »

I have an outdoor wooden pen for my Husky. I just noticed theres some ants that have decided to make there nest in the wooden door we built. I’ve had this pen for about 13 years and this is the first ant problem I’ve had with it. Is there any safe way to kill off the ants without harming my husky? Shes an old girl, about 15 if that matters.

Technorati Tags: 13 years, ant problem, Ants, old girl, safe way, wooden pen

4 Comments »

We don’t have an ant problem inside the house. However, we do have a lot of carpenter ants in our grass in the front yard. We’ve tried the andro ant bait, and we’ve tried other insect control products for in the yard and nothing seems to work.

Any suggestions????
We have NO ants in our home. If anything, they are in the walls somewhere. But, aside from that, how can you assume that they are residing in our home without inspecting yourself??? Just curious as to how you can come up with this.

Technorati Tags: andro ant bait, ant problem, Carpenter Ants, front yard, grass, insect control products

2 Comments »