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Thread #128543 Message #2878963
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
03-Apr-10 - 05:22 PM
Thread Name: BS: How to get rid of carpenter ants?
Subject: RE: BS: How to get rid of carpenter ants?
The article links some other articles with advice.
We had them in a couple of old ruined sheds on a little farm we had. When we put up a barn, we used a steel structure on a concrete slab. Wood used near the foundation was pre-treated, also we had some green pesticide which we painted around the base (Copper compound? Forgotten the name but no longer available to unlicensed individuals in Canada).