“Soapy water solution or window cleaner can successfully get rid of ants on contact and removing the ants’ pheromone trail using the same solution.” No ! No ! No ! For every one ant you see there is another hundred or a thousand ants near by. So How do you get rid of carpenter ants permanently? “The most effective way to get rid of carpenter ants is to find the nest and destroy it, and the most common places to find carpenter ant nests include hollow doors, window sills, roof areas, and wall voids.” No ! No ! No! Finding the main nest which is outdoors is very difficult and the nests in the house are satellite nest found in wet rotting wood. A combination of detective work and commercial insecticides are the only way to rid your home of Carpenter ants.
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Randy Bilesky BsF CPA RPF GoGreenPestControl.ca