Tim - I have had best luck with ant baits. Which ones depend on the
specific ants, so you may have to try several. The ants come out and
get the poison on them then take it back to the nest. It takes a few
days to a week to work, but it eventually get there when you find the
right one. Set the bait right next to one of their paths. I like the
clear baits so you can see it gets ants and see when it is empty. If a
bait empties and you still have ants, add another bait.
The ants at my previous house liked the Zep or Enforcer baits that had a
peanut butter like substance in the middle. The ants I had at my
current house liked the Hot Shot Liquid from Home Depot, Store SKU #
959786. The nice thing about the clear containers is that you can see
they are working.
If you have them in the house around where small kids go, use Windex.
It kills quick and keeps them away for a few days.
Brian
On 5/13/2012 3:20 PM, Tim wrote:
> I have half a dozen or more ant 'hills' in my back yard; a yard that is
> only about 75x100 feet at best. They are about a half inch and black. I
> may have seen a white spot on the back end of one of the colony's
> inhabitants. Are these carpenter ants? I don't get them in my house.
>
> How can I get rid of these damn things? I have taken "Seven" ant poison,
> mixed a few gallons, stuck a shovel into the middle of this one hill
> (more than twice over the years) and exposed the middle of the colony
> and dumped the contents of the bucket into the heart of the nest. This
> hill is still thriving years later after doing this a few times over the
> past few years.
>
> I know you have to kill the queen to kill the nest but what the heck can
> I do?
>
> thanks!
> tim
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