Get Rid of Carpenter Ants

I’ve been fighting these carpenter ants for about 3 weeks now. Ever since i had a guy put in insulation in my attic they’ve been coming through my air vents constantly.

For some reason they only go in a certain bedroom from the vent and sometimes the bathrooms.. but no other places besides them. I know for sure they’re coming from the air ducts because i saw two literally fall out of the vent while i was sealing the edges of the vent cover. And im not exactly sure why they’re mostly in the one bedroom, but i do know they’re coming from the attic.

So how do i go about dealing with this? go in the attic and look for holes in the air ducts? Or do i just spray the heck out of it?

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Ugh! This has been a horrible bug summer for us!

I’ve killed say, 7 winged carpenter ants total, and 2 large ones without wings. I know where they are (kitchen sink wall), but how can I get rid of them?

I thought about spraying their entry way into the kitchen, but it’s behind a loose light fixture and there’s probably live wires behind it. We don’t have the money to tear out the wall or anything.

Bait them and hope it works? We used duct-tape to seal off all sides of the light, and I’ve only seen 2 winged ones since then, killed one and the other disappeared. We have no other bugs in the house.

Any suggestions? I’m thinking sealing the area off will just make them destroy the wall studs faster, but I don’t know what to do…

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I’m almost positive that it is carpenter ants because we have kind of been having ant infestations for years and we see them around even though we spray. But there are piles of would dust in this one spot in our basement and in certain places on the outside of our house. Is this a common thing for carpenter ants to do? Are termites the same way? Is there much of a difference between the two?
Will carpenter ants do as much damage as termites do if this doesn’t get taken care of?
Please answer as many questions as you can.

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I was going to renovate my house but on close inspection saw that there was some timber coming off the corner of the roof. I touched the area and it came off! I saw a lot os black carpenter ants and dead termites. Why are there no living termites and only black carpenter ants? Are there also termites?
Yes I think they are only there in wet bits of the living room celing

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The termites in this video might look cuddly, but if you have a termite infestation in your home you’re probably not smiling. Watch this video to find out how to identify termites, and what you can do to eliminate these hungry pests.

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If your home has leaks, wet areas, or high indoor humidity, carpenter ants can thrive. If you see carpenter ants in your home soon after the winter snowmelts, you may have a carpenter ant colony. Go to the basement and look at joists under the entrance doors, windows, or porches. Many times these areas have small leaks. You may have to pull back the insulation to look. If you find a small pile of sawdust, look at it carefully. If you see black, shinny specs mixed in with sawdust, carpenter ants are nearby. The main carpenter ant colony, which usually is in a tree or buried tree stump, can have many small satellite colonies of which several can be in your home. If you see flying insects with curved bodies that have two different sized wings, and two curved antenna, you have carpenter ant reproductive trying to find a new moist area in your home to start a new satellite colony. If you see many small translucent wings that are two different sizes in window wells, sills, or floors, in your house may be whispering to you and it is time to call the bug man.

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When threatened, Carpenter Ants will get as close to thier predator as possible and explode in an attempt to kill the foe. What I want to know is, what is the adaptive purpose of this? How can this make the ant prosper?

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Now that its October, and its been really cold in Iowa, we have to turn on our heat. Since we did this, we have noticed a ton of carpenter ants everywhere. I have a rabbit so I don’t want to get an exterminator over here that could possibly hurt my rabbit when he sprays or does whatever. I will do something with my rabbit if that is what is necessary but I feel like I should try to take less drastic measures first. So if I bought those little ant trap/killer things and placed them around areas where we think the ants are coming from (the vents) would that work to kill them? And do they bite?

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I went upstairs not too long ago and saw little black spots on the walls and curtains. when I got closer I realized they were moving AND they were ants . they appear to be carpenter ants as about 1/2 of them have wings.

they are everywhere, I read online of putting boric acid mixed with sugar and water and I put that in a bowl near where a swarm of them were hanging out, they freaked out and ran around for at least 2 minutes.

the room is messy, I won’t deny that, but I won’t be able to sleep with ants all around me, even if they don’t necessarily bite. what is the best solution for getting rid of them? they seem to be isolated to the bedroom (16×30′ room), I also don’t see any sawdust trails to find their nest, though it could be outside as I have 2 tree stumps outside.

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