I have had a problem with carpenter ants at my home.  What finally
worked was to go outside with a flashlight after dark, once the
colonies were in full swing in the warm weather.  I could see the
trails of ants,  with hundreds of individuals, winding up and over
the walls.  Then a spot of 'Maxforce' ant bait gel was placed right
in their path.  Periodically doing this through the summer really
worked.  I had placed bait stations with various protein or sweet
mixtures around, but this did little.  Apparently they do not stray
much from their path, and so staying up and going out after dark and
locating their routes was the key.  This method used only small
amounts of pesticide in targeted locations.

>I work at a living history village and this Spring for some reason we
>seem to have quite an influx of carpenter bees.
>
>Does anyone on the list have products they recommend for historic
>houses and objects? While I'm asking, could you also recommend products
>for carpenter ants?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>John Peterson
>


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Tish Morris
Senior Education Specialist
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
1801 Mountain Rd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
phone: 505-841-2882
fax: 505-841-2866
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