I have a guava tree on which I been noticing dead branches. I finally went to
investigate and noticed a huge hole when a branch must have broken off. The
were a lot of dead tissue in the hole and carpenter ants. I cleaned out the
area with drill, sprayed the ants as they fled and proceded to filling the
area with Durhams putty after spraying all the surfaces with tar paint. This
morning as I am applying Tanglefoot I noticed that the ants are also at the
base. They seem to have eaten away a good portion of the tree from below. I
cleaned and sprayed the area.
My issue. I want to reach from beneath and apply a good measure of roofing
cement to the affected area and thus keep ants from entering their old home.
Will roofing cement do the trick. It cant hurt at this point. That and keep
area around d the tree clean.
Thnk you

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