Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why? Black carpenter. Pennsylvania.
1 or 2 per day.

On Sat, 7 May 2016 14:13:14 -0700 (PDT), Thomas wrote:

Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why? Black carpenter. Pennsylvania.
1 or 2 per day.

We had a large scale attack the first day I mowed the lawn this year. Some must have come in on my clothes.

We used Raid bait traps to kill the bugs that may be hidden in walls or underground. The ants will take it back to the nest
and kill their buddies.

Then we followed up with Raid Ant Killer 17 and a few days later there were zero ants.

On Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 4:13:18 PM UTC-5, Thomas wrote:
Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why? Black carpenter. Pennsylvania.
1 or 2 per day.

Did the ants have tiny towels, soap and back brushes? If so, they just wanted to get a bath. ^_^

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| Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why? Black carpenter. Pennsylvania.
| 1 or 2 per day.

Carpenter ants.... you mean the big ones? The little
ones tend to travel this time of year, for a week
or two. We had a troop of them coming up inside the
house last year and marching into the 2nd floor tub.
They must have been confused by some shampoo
scent. But they're harmless and stopped roaming
soon after.

As BQ340 said, the big ones are
a sign of rot. They don't cause harm, per se. They'll
tunnel in the wet, damaged wood but, unlike termites,
they don't actually represent a threat. Actually
they're a help because they let you know there's
trouble before it gets worse. Carpenter ants will only
eat wet wood, so you probably have a leak in the
tile somewhere that's been going for awhile. You
should consider doing whatever's necessary to check
it out. If it's rotting it should be dealt with now. Once
it's fixed the ants will leave. No need to treat them
in any way.

On Sat, 7 May 2016 14:13:14 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
wrote:

Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why?

Do they have wings?

On Sat, 7 May 2016 18:57:52 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:

If it's rotting it should be dealt with now. Once
it's fixed the ants will leave. No need to treat them
in any way.


Starve them out or water board 'em.

On Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8:13:17 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 7 May 2016 14:13:14 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
wrote:

Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why?

Do they have wings?

No wings thank god. No wet wood. Thanks for the replies. I laid down some Ortho products outside. I'll see soon enough.

Thomas posted for all of us...



On Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8:13:17 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 7 May 2016 14:13:14 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
wrote:

Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why?

Do they have wings?

No wings thank god. No wet wood. Thanks for the replies. I laid down some Ortho products outside. I'll see soon enough.

Do you live in the woods?

Used to use Dursban around the foundation and sprayed behind the outlets
where infestation is noticed. Do you have frass in your basement (ant poop)?

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Tekkie

On Mon, 9 May 2016 11:05:27 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
wrote:

On Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8:13:17 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 7 May 2016 14:13:14 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
wrote:

Ants in tub. Nowhere else. Any idea why?

Do they have wings?

No wings thank god. No wet wood. Thanks for the replies. I laid down some Ortho products outside. I'll see soon enough.

If you get some rain, do an additional application later.