I picked up the RV in FL about 30 days ago, drove it home to SC where it sat for a week while I packed. I spent 5 days in 3 different campgrounds between NC and PA then the holiday weekend in the parking lot of Camping World while I had my A/C worked on. I arrived at LI and parked in the driveway of my mothers house Tues morning and I do not recall when I noticed the first ant. I think I have see about a dozen ants. Maybe the first one I noticed was in NY. I guess it rally does not matter where they came from, maybe they were already in the camper in FL and I just noticed them when I got to NY or maybe they crawled up the electric cord (there is no water hose connected). Could they have gotten in to the camper by crawling up the power cord to get in within a short span of time or is it likely they were already in when I purchased the RV and didn't become active till now?. One of the C/Gs in VA where I stayed for 2 days had a lot of trees with branches that touched the roof and could have been a pathway on to the camper roof.I am going to drive to the supermarket today and pick up some ant poison that comes in little red cans and maybe setting off an insect bomb when I get back home and emptied.Are there any special things to consider when dealing with this problem in a camper that that would be handled differently in a house?

Yes it could mean something about where they came from. Because you came from Fla, if they are large ants like a carpenter ant then look at the midsection. If its red then that is much better than having carpenter ants as these are just a pain and not destructive. They are easy to get rid of with some Boraxo. Just sprinkle some around where you see them and let them take it home. It takes a few days but resist the temptation to kill them. If the are small ants, Terro will do the trick.

Buy some terro liquid ant bait -- if you have a colony growing inside the rig the ants will carry it back to the queen - colony or not the terro will eventually kill the ants.

It's fun to put out Terro. Just look for their little ant hwys and put a drop in the path. Then watch all the little ants crowd around the drop to drink the Kool-Aid.. like little cows around a trough. In 2 days they will be gone, then check for any other little ant hwys cause there can be several colonies in case you missed getting a drop on all the hwys. It kills all the ants in 2 days.

They are more than likely "sugar ants" and we just had them show up in our Modular Home in Florida. Dropped some sugar on the counter top and next day they were there. Had not seen any in years. Best solution, kill the ones you see and remove source of sugar! Years ago I got some like you said at what was then Clarks Hill Dam near Augusta,GaChaplain Dan

So long as they are not wood/carpenter ants it should be no big deal. Yes, they can find their way into your camper surprisingly quickly. I get them more often up my front landing gear.If you have a colony on board someplace, starve them of water (usually drain trap water) and they will go alway.

I discovered ants in my RV | Good Sam Community

15 Replies

Jloucks
Explorer
Jun 01, 2013
So long as they are not wood/carpenter ants it should be no big deal. Yes, they can find their way into your camper surprisingly quickly. I get them more often up my front landing gear.

If you have a colony on board someplace, starve them of water (usually drain trap water) and they will go alway.
dlhusk
Explorer
Jun 01, 2013
They are more than likely "sugar ants" and we just had them show up in our Modular Home in Florida. Dropped some sugar on the counter top and next day they were there. Had not seen any in years. Best solution, kill the ones you see and remove source of sugar! Years ago I got some like you said at what was then Clarks Hill Dam near Augusta,Ga

Chaplain Dan
steelpony5555
Explorer
Jun 01, 2013
It's fun to put out Terro. Just look for their little ant hwys and put a drop in the path. Then watch all the little ants crowd around the drop to drink the Kool-Aid.. like little cows around a trough. In 2 days they will be gone, then check for any other little ant hwys cause there can be several colonies in case you missed getting a drop on all the hwys. It kills all the ants in 2 days.
ksg5000
Explorer
Jun 01, 2013
Buy some terro liquid ant bait -- if you have a colony growing inside the rig the ants will carry it back to the queen - colony or not the terro will eventually kill the ants.
powderman426
Explorer
Jun 01, 2013
Yes it could mean something about where they came from. Because you came from Fla, if they are large ants like a carpenter ant then look at the midsection. If its red then that is much better than having carpenter ants as these are just a pain and not destructive. They are easy to get rid of with some Boraxo. Just sprinkle some around where you see them and let them take it home. It takes a few days but resist the temptation to kill them. If the are small ants, Terro will do the trick.

Forum Discussion

I discovered ants in my RV

15 Replies

About RV Tips & Tricks

Related Content

ANTS

Discovered a serious problem

Ants

Ants

Ants