How to kill carpenter ants in a tree
How to Kill Carpenter Ants in a Tree
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how to kill carpenter ints in a tree
carpenter ants are black and red and
live in rotting moist wood and trees and
houses these ants do not eat the wood
they live in they eat protein sugar and
other types of insects dead or alive
when you see carpenter ants you may
assume they are destroying the wood
however
carpenter ants are actually investing in
the area that is already ruined they
make tunnels throughout the wood to
travel back and forth which will leave
behind evidence of carpenter ants with
small shavings of wood at the bottom of
the area they are infesting locate the
carpenter ant colony in the jury analyze
where the carpenter ants enter their
colony to determine the entrance of the
colony apply a dust or liquid
insecticide spread the dust insecticide
around the entrance of the colony spray
the rotting tree with liquid insecticide
starting at the bottom of the tree and
working your way up the trunk this could
take up to two weeks to be effective and
kill most if not all of the carpenter
ants place bait systems around the
rotting tree as an alternative method to
killing carpenter ants in a tree there
are two kinds of bait systems that can
be used to kill carpenter ants plastic
bait stations and M stakes these bait
systems will need to be checked weekly
since they can dry up rather quickly and
need to be replaced the bait system
could take up to several weeks before it
is completely effective killing it all
of the carpenter ants remove the rotting
tree digging out the tree will prevent
new carpenter ants from reinvesting the
tree check other trees nearby to make
sure they are not rotting away remove
them if they are rotting tips warnings
remove any rotting wood that may be
around your home to help prevent
carpenter ants from investing your home
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