I discovered ants in my RV

[silvercorvette]

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?

[powderman426]

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.