First time Florida home buyer here; shit loads of carpenter ants. Mine literally take the power lines to the house as you mentioned. Found the highway at night, nuked their trail. Now I watch them take top-fence straight to the neighbors ✅
Good information and demonstration. However, how toxic is that stuff to other creatures and to pets and children especially? I see live oaks and hear cicadas so, Florida? Carpenter ants tend to devour oak trees from the inside out so you would never know until the tree starts signs of dying which can take many years.
I try to clean up the area after the ants have consumed the bait, which is why I leave it in small clumps next to their trail. That way it's not just scattered all over the place which could pose potential harm to pets or other good critters.
@@realprofessoroak Thanks. Maybe one day they'll make pesticides and baits specific to each species, even herbicides specific to each plant. That would be worth doing.
That's definitely another great solution. Depending on what part of the colony you encounter, the ants could be bigger especially if you are near the nest, there will be a lot more swarmers, those big ones with wings. I see a lot of those especially after rain and sometimes they fly at me and it's disgusting
First time Florida home buyer here; shit loads of carpenter ants. Mine literally take the power lines to the house as you mentioned. Found the highway at night, nuked their trail. Now I watch them take top-fence straight to the neighbors ✅
Oh hell yeah
Good information and demonstration. However, how toxic is that stuff to other creatures and to pets and children especially? I see live oaks and hear cicadas so, Florida? Carpenter ants tend to devour oak trees from the inside out so you would never know until the tree starts signs of dying which can take many years.
I try to clean up the area after the ants have consumed the bait, which is why I leave it in small clumps next to their trail. That way it's not just scattered all over the place which could pose potential harm to pets or other good critters.
@@realprofessoroak Thanks. Maybe one day they'll make pesticides and baits specific to each species, even herbicides specific to each plant. That would be worth doing.
those are much smaller than ours like 10x smaller
Also Borax ans sugar worked for us, might be an easier option for people if they live in the woods.
That's definitely another great solution. Depending on what part of the colony you encounter, the ants could be bigger especially if you are near the nest, there will be a lot more swarmers, those big ones with wings. I see a lot of those especially after rain and sometimes they fly at me and it's disgusting