On 20 Jun 2003 02:43:17 GMT, on (Martin) wrote:

actually carpenter ants do not damage wood they clean out old termite
damage
and rot damage


This is not the info at the link you posted
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entom...ruct/ef603.htm

"Besides being objectionable by their presence, carpenter ants damage wood by
hollowing it out for nesting. They excavate galleries in wood which have a
smooth, sandpapered appearance. Wood which has been damaged by carpenter ants
contains no mud-like material, as is the case with termites. Shredded fragments
of wood, similar in appearance to coarse sawdust, are ejected from the
galleries through preexisting cracks or slits made by the ants. "

This is the experience we have had with them. They got into a
hollow closet door and you would wake at 3 to the sound of
crunch- munch. The sawdust on the floor was testimony to the
industry of the night. Once present they are as hard as termites
to be rid of. It takes the same kind of highly toxic spraying to
kill them.

Good Luck.
SuE
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