How to kill carpenter ants?

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Ive noticed some ants outside my home, none on the inside. Im guessing i could use a spray?
 
get some granular bait - they'll carry it back to the nest and kill it.
sprying just kills the ones walking through it.
I've had good luck with "Terro" and "Grant's Kills Ants" brand ant killers.
 
Terro works! Just place a small blob where one ant will find it. In a few hours the blob will be black with ants sucking it up and carrying it back to their colony. Then in a couple of days, no more ants.

One small tube can be used for several applications, friends, family, etc. (To kill their ants, not them!)

Although marketing for Carpenter Ant applicatons, it also works on the small black "sugar ants".
 
Ant nests go through phases. Sometimes they are after sugar, other times they are after protein. I have sold an abundance of chemicals for 2 decades working in garden centers. I now primarily use Orthoboric acid. It is a white powder, very safe around pets and small children. I made the mistake of storing one bottle under the sink, and it caked up, but sprinkle or dust the trail and access places, and they stay clear. It is a little messy, but I only use chemical if I really need it. Ants clean themselves constantly, so one dusted ant bumps into all his friends and so on, and so on. It is about control, not eradication. Ants kill termites, (although carpenter ants are another issue), so killing all ants are not a good idea if you live in a wooden house. Keep outside in small #s. If all fails, unionize them like Ren said. That is brilliant integrated pest management.
 
terro works, just have to leave them alone and let ants eat all they can. The old lady thinks Im a fucken genius, that I got rid of our ants
 
esevato said:
terro works, just have to leave them alone and let ants eat all they can. The old lady thinks Im a fucken genius, that I got rid of our ants
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Maintain that hero status for as long as you can.;) Report back in a month soldier.:D


I have been out of retail for quite some time, if my boric acid fails me and they breach my line of defense, I will go looking for that Terro to try. If you can get the ants to eat that stuff, you get the whole nest, and they are gone for a couple years, til your neighbor farms up another nest for ya.
 
that spray that you get at home depot by the gallon actually works very well for an extended period of time...at least in my experience
 
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