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Carpenter Ants and Boric Acid
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I suspect that there might be a carpenter ant nest in the walls (most likely the ceiling). Since I do not have a license, I can't buy the professional aresols available on the web. Forget the over-the-counter sprays. I sprayed, suffered two days with the smell (getting a sore throat). After the smell was gone, the ants were back. I'd like to drill a small hole into the ceiling and shoot boric acid around hoping to hit a nest. I'd also like to do the same with the walls. The walls may be a problem as this house was not insulated when it was built and at a much later date, insulation was blown in so shooting boric acid into the walls may not work. Perhaps the only thing that will work is an ant bomb. I'm trying to avoid this since both me and my husband work at home. I don't want to smell this. I have two questions: 1) What can I buy as a dispenser so I can shoot the boric acid into the ceiling? 2) If there is a nest in the wall, how can I handle this without an ant bomb? Thanks |
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wrote in message oups.com... 1) What can I buy as a dispenser so I can shoot the boric acid into the ceiling? I've purchased from this company, http://www.epestsupply.com a few times. Their products work well. 2) If there is a nest in the wall, how can I handle this without an ant bomb? If you can find where they get in and out place the boric acid in their path. They'll track it into the nest and wipe out the colony. But what you really need to do is solve the moisture problem you have, so that the wood will dry out. The ants prefer moist wood. |
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Hi Dicko,
Thanks a lot! I had tried MaxForce in the past. The following year, I think I only saw one ant. It does work and is expensive, but thanks for the tip. I'm glad there's an alternative. Also, thanks for the warning before I went thru a lot of trouble. dicko wrote: I had carpenter ants. drilling holes in walls and spraying boric acid just didnt work for me. The nest can be anywhere in the wall and you'll just miss it. I went and bought some Maxforce Carpenter Ant Gel, a bait that they just loved. Within a week, every one was dead. A single tube cost about $20 so I was always looking for a cheaper alternative. Home Depot now sells Combat Carpenter Ant Gel. The ingredients listed on the tube are identical to Maxforce but it was only $4. It worked just as well as Maxforce did. So give some of that a shot. Then do what others suggested, fix the water leak that attracted them in the first place. dickm On 2 Jun 2005 16:22:56 -0700, wrote: Hi, I suspect that there might be a carpenter ant nest in the walls (most likely the ceiling). Since I do not have a license, I can't buy the professional aresols available on the web. Forget the over-the-counter sprays. I sprayed, suffered two days with the smell (getting a sore throat). After the smell was gone, the ants were back. I'd like to drill a small hole into the ceiling and shoot boric acid around hoping to hit a nest. I'd also like to do the same with the walls. The walls may be a problem as this house was not insulated when it was built and at a much later date, insulation was blown in so shooting boric acid into the walls may not work. Perhaps the only thing that will work is an ant bomb. I'm trying to avoid this since both me and my husband work at home. I don't want to smell this. I have two questions: 1) What can I buy as a dispenser so I can shoot the boric acid into the ceiling? 2) If there is a nest in the wall, how can I handle this without an ant bomb? Thanks |
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