Kill ants in the lawn before they come inside.
Kill ants on wood floor.
They are like mold thriving in moist humid rotting conditions.
Mix sugar water equal parts sugar and water with boric acid and leave it out for the ants to feed on.
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Treat your lawn landscape and perimeter with ortho bugclear lawn insect killer to kill ants and many other insects before they have a chance to get into your house.
Flooding is a common cause of damaged hardwood floors.
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The ants will be attracted.
The ants eat the bait and bring some of it back to their nests killing off other ants.
Any water left standing on your hardwood floors can cause damage all the way down into your subfloors which is typically where the carpenter ants will attack.
Get an extra layer of protection against ants.
Ants also eat dead ants and absorb the pesticide that way.
Pereira also recommends trying a diy hack to kill the ants.
The easiest way to kill ants that are running around your home like rampaging orcs is to suck them up with a vacuum cleaner.
Regarding ants customers can be reassured that although carpenter ants can be a sign of wet and damaged wood small ants are a nuisance not related to flooring or other wood.
Some bait traps contain boric acid or borax.
The granules kill by contact and create a 3 month bug barrier.