Home Made Carpenter Ant Repellant?

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I have Carpenter Ants infesting my patio. They were there last year, and back again this spring. I sprayed a product called Natural Pest solution ant repel product around the perimeter of my home liberally. What a joke, $25 to feed the ants. They loved it.

I can't afford to redo the patio, yet the negative pitch providing a moist puddled environment is certainly what is providing their breeding ground.

So, I went outside and sprayed a section of the perimeter of my foundation where they like to gather with Windex, and they stayed away from the barrier. I also sprayed a couple of them with it and they struggled, then died within less than a minute of contact.

Is there a home made solution that you can recommend that I can spray my foundation walls with to repel C-Ants? I'm thinking of spraying the Windex, but I don't know how long this will repel them, because I do not believe it will have a residual/long lasting effect.

Edwin Pawlowski · Accepted Answer

termites and carpenter ants.  May be what you need.Ed

Johnâ°]Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â · Answer

...a couple of trade names are Timbor and Boracare.  I have no personalexperience with either, but they both seem to be effective.John

Lar · Answer

:)  :)  > foundation walls with to repel C-Ants? I'm thinking of spraying the:)  Windex,:)  > but I don't know how long this will repel them, because I do not believe:)  it:)  > will have a residual/long lasting effect.:)  >:)  >:)  :)  Do a google search for Borate.  It is a mineral commonly used to prevent:)  termites and carpenter ants.  May be what you need.:)  Ed:)      :)    :)  :)  I would worry about the phototropic of the borates being used around the plants near the foundation. Best solution is to keep the trees and shrubs from touching the structure. The C-ants are part of your environment, would be more uncommon not to see one around a home, just keep watch to make sure they aren't nesting in the structure, then address at that time. You can find Advanced carpenter Ant Bait on the web or at a do it yourself type pest control shop and it is very effective on their control. You could probably spend $50-$100 and have the foundation professionally treated with a product called...

Stormin Mormon · Answer

log onto  and buy liquid ant bait.Worked for me.

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