Ant invasion
Just stayed at Lake Skinner near Temecula, CA. Woke up in the morning and the whole inside of the Mother Ship was crawling with ants. DW was totally freaked. She wants a professional exterminator...
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We were invaded recently as well. DW noticed some white powder near the slide. It turned out to be styrofoam dust. The ants had gotten in a tiny gap in the roof where some Eternabond tape wasn't completely secure and the P.O. had used silicone to make a patch between the coach and the end-cap. Honestly, silicone is good for almost nothing in my opinion.
I knew we had a small water leak around the A/C gasket (which turned out to be a small tear in the EPDM). I think the ants were attracted to the moisture in the roof.
To deal with the water, I re-sealed the entire roof including a new A/C gasket, fresh Dicor roof coating and fresh lap sealant.
To deal with the ants I pried off some of the wall panel and even drilled a few holes above the dinette slide. I sprayed Raid in the holes and then ant-bombed. Right now there are Terro traps finishing up any stragglers. A handful of poisoned ants staggered out of the roof vent ALLLLLL the way back in the bathroom. I removed the skylight and sprayed in there as well. Stuck a few RAID traps in there for good measure.
Normally I might not bomb such a small space but we are re-painting, re-flooring and re-carpeting the whole space. And, honestly, I'm willing to do whatever must be done to get rid of the ants. Once they establish a colony in the styrofoam, they can wreak all kinds of havoc including ruining the A/C ductwork. If that happens, your A/C is just venting into the roof.
Anwhoozle, I haven't seen any ants for a few days. Fingers crossed, right?
Good luck.
edited to correct poor typing
I knew we had a small water leak around the A/C gasket (which turned out to be a small tear in the EPDM). I think the ants were attracted to the moisture in the roof.
To deal with the water, I re-sealed the entire roof including a new A/C gasket, fresh Dicor roof coating and fresh lap sealant.
To deal with the ants I pried off some of the wall panel and even drilled a few holes above the dinette slide. I sprayed Raid in the holes and then ant-bombed. Right now there are Terro traps finishing up any stragglers. A handful of poisoned ants staggered out of the roof vent ALLLLLL the way back in the bathroom. I removed the skylight and sprayed in there as well. Stuck a few RAID traps in there for good measure.
Normally I might not bomb such a small space but we are re-painting, re-flooring and re-carpeting the whole space. And, honestly, I'm willing to do whatever must be done to get rid of the ants. Once they establish a colony in the styrofoam, they can wreak all kinds of havoc including ruining the A/C ductwork. If that happens, your A/C is just venting into the roof.
Anwhoozle, I haven't seen any ants for a few days. Fingers crossed, right?
Good luck.
edited to correct poor typing
