Red carpenter ants in florida...ugh
For the past week or so we have spotted maybe 4 - 8 red carpenter ants in our trailer. I have not seen them outside at all...could have been another campground maybe. Hubby has religiously sprayed a...
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powderman426 wrote:
Fortunately the Florida variety aren't damaging to wood. They are just a pain. The way I got rid of them was with some Boraxo. Because they had gotten into the ceiling it was necesssary to go into the closet and make a small hole. I was then able to take a syringe and spray the boraxo into the area. It didn't take long, and they were history.:W
Not quite. Florida carpenter ants DO damage the wood with their nesting activities, but they do much less damage than the northern variety.
They are in your camper for one of two reasons. 1. There is some wet wood. Carpenter ants seek wet or water damaged wood to establish a nest as it is easier to excavate than solid wood. 2. They are looking to establish a satellite nest. Larger colonies often do. This is one reason they are hard to find. (Multiple nests)
They don't jump and fly only when the mate. They walk in trails so go outside, after dark and check everything that touches the RV and the ground including any twigs/branches. Somewhere there will be the ants walking along.
Here is a link:Ants
Hope this helps.
