Best Management Practices:

Carpenter Ants

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A colony of Carpenter Ants require a source of moisture to survive and are normally found in dead wood outside.  Indoors, a main colony of Carpenter ants will have to be associated with a water leak or an overly wet, poorly ventilated crawl space or attic.  Carpenter ants will locate indoor colonies in any suitable void. Carpenter ants will set up trails between the main colony to satellite colonies and between satellite colonies. These ants are most active during nighttime hours.  Many times these routes will follow from tree trunk to tree trunk and even underground.  370advance carpenter ant bait advance carpenter ant bait carpenter ant bait advance carpenter ant baitcarpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants

Carpenter ants are attracted greatly by the sweet gum dew produced by feeding mealy bugs, aphids and scales. Baits like Advance 375A  Ant Bait , Advance Granular Carpenter Ant Bait, gels like Max Force Carpenter Ant Bait Gel and Max Force FC Ant Bait Stations were formulated specifically to attract and control Carpenter Ants. 
   
When you are certain Carpenter ants are living in a wall void you may drill a small hole into the void at the base above the baseboard and treat with a Crack & Crevice treatment.  Excellent products with good residual are Phantom PT,  CB Borid Turbo, CY Kick, Perma-Dust.  Other options available that provide excellent control are Pyganic Dust,  Delta Dust or Tempo 1% Dust that may be applied from the container or into difficult to reach areas with the JT Eaton 530 Duster. 3ccararpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants 70carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants carpenter ants advance carpenter ant bait advance carpenter ant bait carpenter ant bait advance carpenter ant bait
Suspend SC , Phantom Insecticide/Termiticide and Termidor SC concentrates take advantages of formulations that are odorless, non staining and basically undetected by insects.  These products, mixed properly and sprayed with the Gilmour Spray Doc may be applied to the exterior foundation of your house and create a treated area of protection. With an undetectable insecticide, Carpenter ants crawl through the treated area and take the pesticide back to their colony and control will begin within one to three days. 370advance carpenter ant bait advance carpenter ant bait carpenter ant bait advance carpenter ant bait
 
When Carpenter ants colonies are located living outdoors they can be treated directly by drenching and an exterior perimeter treatment of  Bifen I/T,  Termidor SC , UP Cyde PRO,   Suspend SC, Talstar One or Phantom Insecticide/Termiticide. This procedure will be effective in controlling present and future infestations.370advance carpenter ant bait advance carpenter ant bait carpenter ant bait advance carpenter ant bait
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 Bes-Tex Supply, LLC    P.O. Box 664     San Angelo, Texas 76902     Ph. 325-653-1300