Flying Ants Under Siding

But ants can be distinguished from termites by several characteristics.

Flying ants under siding. Following all label directions place the bait where ants have been seen to travel. The ants will also nest inside houses setting up their colonies. Unlike termites carpenter ants do not actually eat wood. And beneath spaces under the siding.

Use baits to kill ants that have gotten into the home. These winged ants can be confused with termites because termites also swarm at this time of the year. If winged ants come out of crevices around your home this is a strong sign that you have a serious ant problem. However ants in and around your home could be a sign of a nest close by.

Ant baits can be purchased at most home and garden stores. This is the spot i ll dust most often for pests like scorpions or occasional roaches for ants i most often use a non repellant spray such as arilon termidor or other and don t even worry about getting a product up and under. How to get rid of ants begin with looking for holes in the siding where ants are crawling in and out. The holes are often located between bricks where mortar has fallen out under lap siding or in cracks in stucco.

Ants under siding alexander lane posted in general questions on april 17 2019 03 04pm i am removing the cedar clapboard siding on my 1940 cape and a half western massachusetts and finding ants crawling around the diagonal board sheathing. If you have a serious carpenter ant problem you may find wood shavings underneath your siding. If you frequently see ants in the same area on the siding there s probably a nest in there.