Pest Control : How to Kill Carpenter Ants

Carpenter ants burrow into wood to create a home, and killing them requires using a bait that is based on protein. Find out which sprays and dusts can be used to kill carpenter ants with help from a pest control technician in this free video on bugs and pest extermination.

[Nutechpest]

In my experience there are two carpenter ant gels that work well. Maxforce FC (fipronil)
and Optigard (thyamethoxam).
On the outside, as the previous commenter stated, exterior applications of Termidor
are highly effective.

[zalusvids]

I like this guy. He looks like the guy from Falling Down. 

[tptm]

In the Spring they eat honey jam etc. they eat and fill up, then go back to the nest. Follow them and flush with pyrethrin and or drone.

[bgregg]

They also love building nests in insulation foam.

[MikeLatoris]

"So how do you kill carpenter ants? Well you're going to need a bait. I have found that carpenter ants are adverse to baits." What the hell is this guy talking about? First he tells you you need a bait and then he tells you it won't work.

[kingforalife]

I think I have these ants in my house. They are located near my hot water heater. I do live near a heavily wooded area. I bought some terro bait traps to try and get rid of them until the pest control guy comes. Will the terro work...says on the box it kills this type of ant?

[xxgoldman]

capenter ants like tuna try baiting the tuna carefully with fipronil. also they do most of there foreaging at night use red cellarfane over your torch as they can't see red light and try follow them to the nest or get the customer to, and kill them with a large stick with nails in it, or other effective spary treatments

[SnazzyK.]

Any tips on how to deal with them in a log cabin? Can’t find entry point

[johnnybegood]

Thanks, man! You're really nice.

[josephmayfield]

Very expensive to do Terminix!! To get rid of them

[CottageontheCorner]

I just found a colony in one of my trees that I love...any suggestions?

[screennameless]

Ha lol thats what I thought. But he's speaking the truth. I have them, and they only respond to certain baits.

[MrBDF]

if Carpenter Ants eat wood than fish eats water

[andreapatane]

Carpenter ants look weird just looking at them.

[XDarkxSteel]

You don't need to kill them, they explode themselves. Or, so I was told by john green...