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FLORIDA CARPENTER ANT problem on outside of house
I have an ant problem that I ignore every summer, but I am about to
have my first child and am taking care of loads of things around the house that I have been putting off, so I figured I would take care of this too... I live in central Alabama. Hot and ussually humid. Black ant hills and fire ant hills in my yard are annoying, but I live with them. I dont run around in my yard so they dont bother me. I just run over them with a lawn mower, laugh about it, and avoid the area for about a day. Luckily, it hasnt rained here in weeks so they are very dormant now (and pretty ticked off! MUHAHAHA!) However, I have a 3rd type of ant which I assume to be a "FLORIDA CARPENTER ANT" (more details he http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/carp.htm ) they are black and red. Not small, but certainly not 1950s-era horror movie size either. I rarely see them on the ground but mostly see them on my fascia board around my house. I may even spot them slipping in and out a small crack in my facia boards (where they meet) around my house. My first reaction is "They live in my house!". I freak out, then realize I have NEVER seen an ant in my house (termites are a different story, but never an ant...knock on semi-digested wood), so they don't bother me, I dont bother them. But at this point, it's just plain unsettling to think about. I dont walk much in my addic, so I cant say if they live there or not, but I will say (And this may be the problem) that I have gutters... that, yes (hanging my head in shame) do collect water from time to time... okay, much of the time. And I can only assume these ants are digging that seemingly endless water supply which is how they can survive so far off the ground... Do any of you know-more-than-me people have any suggestions for killing these outdoor pests? I hate to think of them creating a colony within the wood of my home... albeit, they arent coming IN my house, but wait till that one wise ant realizes that the box of ceral in teh cupboard isnt all that far away and tells all his buddies! Ive heard of Terro and people seem to have good luck with it, but my issue is outside and pretty much on the top half of my house.. tried amdro... and ive literally seen the red ants pick it up, move it a foot or so away from the mount, and come back to move another... it is like they got the memo that it is poison. thanks SO MUCH in advance! Jazz Mann |
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