I know we have to kill the queen.  The Ambro is working but it will take a lot to get mine under control.  Hubby could not use lawn mower last night because seat was cover in ants and eggs.  Windex got them but not the source of the problem.  Cleanest seat in Tennessee.  Ha  Nancy
 

> To: p*@hort.net
> Subject: Re: carpenter ants
> Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 08:11:34 -0400
> From: d*@rewrite.hort.net
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> On 7/26/15, at 10:53 AM, Kate Harrison 9*@rewrite.hort.net said:
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> >Hi Nancy you need to try to locate nests somehow.
> >I once had Ants on my kitchen worktops Argeeee.
> >I kept them out with Ant powder and talcum powder.
> >Ant Powder they take back to the nests.
> >It must be aweful for you Nancy,I hope you manage to control the
> >horrible Insects.
> >Hopefully its a summer thing.
>
> The exterminator told us that he could spray and kill all the ants we wanted, but unless the ants took some poison (bait), back to the nest, it was a waste of time.
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> Tom Miller
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