Flying Ants Under Siding

Carpenter ants don t eat wood like termites.

Flying ants under siding.

Following all label directions place the bait where ants have been seen to travel. Siding is purposely put up loose for expansion and contraction and so your duster tip or injection straw usually fit nicely. Unlike termites carpenter ants do not actually eat wood. Ants under siding alexander lane posted in general questions on april 17 2019 03 04pm i am removing the cedar clapboard siding on my 1940 cape and a half western massachusetts and finding ants crawling around the diagonal board sheathing.

Use baits to kill ants that have gotten into the home. Once carpenter ants establish a nest you may see stage two. Ant baits can be purchased at most home and garden stores. If winged ants come out of crevices around your home this is a strong sign that you have a serious ant problem.

Apply insecticide around the perimeter of the home and under the siding to help keep ants from crawling in. This is the spot i ll dust most often for pests like scorpions or occasional roaches for ants i most often use a non repellant spray such as arilon termidor or other and don t even worry about getting a product up and under. How to get rid of ants begin with looking for holes in the siding where ants are crawling in and out. This is the appearance of sawdust frass underneath the kickout holes that lead into their tunnels.

However ants in and around your home could be a sign of a nest close by. They chew it and push it out. If you have a serious carpenter ant problem you may find wood shavings underneath your siding.