Pennsylvania/Black Carpenter Ant
Pennsylvania/Black Carpenter Ant
Learn about the Pennsylvania/Black Carpenter Ant.
Nest site/characteristics: Moderately sized mature colonies contain more than 3,000 workers with one queen per colony (colonies may contain satellite nests that consist of workers, larvae and pupae; together with the main colony, the total population may exceed 15,000). Nests usually originate in moist, decayed wood and voids and may later expand into sound wood. Look for coarse sawdust piles (frass) that contain insect body parts and listen for the sound produced as workers chew to remove wood to enlarge the nest. Outside, nests are commonly found in dead or damaged portions of trees, rotting logs and stumps.
Carpenter ants forage alone or along trails 300 or more feet from the nest. “Trunk trails” between parent and satellite nests are clear of vegetation and debris, typically cutting across lawns. Carpenter ants enter buildings around door and window frames, through eaves, along plumbing and utility lines, and over branches touching the structure. Peak foraging occurs at night.
Feeding Preferences: Carpenter ants feed primarily on insect honeydew, plant and fruit juices and insects. Indoors, they feed on food debris, including sweets, eggs, meats, cakes, pet foods and grease.
Control: Find and directly treat as many nests as possible. Drione and Tempo Dust are good flushing agents when inspection voids. Check suspicious areas with a probe that will penetrate infested wood. Successful control depends on eliminating the parent colony, which is usually located outdoors.
-Thoroughly inspect property to help locate nests and identify conducive conditions. Trim vegetation and eliminate moisture problems.
-For colonies in wall voids: inject an insecticide dust, such as Delta Dust or Tempo 1% Dust.
-For effective perimeter treatments: apply Tempo SC Ultra, Tempo Ultra WP, Suspend SC Insecticide with DeltaGard, or DeltaGard Granules. Apply spot treatments to any possible ant entry point. Apply insecticide sprays around the base of trees that possible harbor nests. Place MaxForce Carpenter Ant Gel Bait on foraging trails, near suspected nest locations, where ants enter the building, in areas with water damage and on trunks of trees with ant activity.
-Apply MaxForce Fine Granular Insect Bait around the base of trees harboring nests, around buildings, along ant trails and in cracks and crevices where ants enter the structure. Indoor applications must be limited to areas inaccessible to children and pets.
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Delta Dust
A dust for hard to get places that lasts for up to 8 months Target Pests: Ants, Bees, Centipedes, Cockroaches, Crickets, Fleas, Scorpions, Silverfish, Slugs, Spiders, Ticks, Wasps, etc…. (see product label) MSDS | Label
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MaxForce FC Ant Gel Bait
Target Pests: Argentine, Pharaoh, Pavement, Honey, Acrobat, Odorous House, Thief, Big-headed, Cornfield, and Field Ants
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MaxForce FC Ant Bait Stations
Ant bait stations attract foraging worker ants. The worker ants take the bait back to the colony where it will kill the queen and the entire colony. Target Pests: Argentine, Carpenter, Crazy, Pavement, Cornfield, Odorous, Acrobat, and Thief Ants MSDS | Label
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MaxForce Granules
MaxForce Granules have a delayed-action stomach poison that allows ants to bring the bait back to the nest to destroy the whole colony. Target pests: Ants, Cockroaches, Crickets, and Silverfish MSDS | Label
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MaxForce Fine Granular Insect Bait
Fine granular insect bait has a delayed-action stomach poison that allows insects to bring the bait back to the nest to destroy the whole colony. Target pests: Ants, Cockroaches, Crickets, and Silverfish MSDS | Label
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Suspend SC Insecticide with DeltaGard
Target Pests: Ants, Termites, Roaches, Spiders, Bed Bugs and many other pests (see product label)
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Talstar EZ Granules
Provides long-lasting control of the most problematic surface-feeding pests. Provides long-lasting control of the most problematic surface-feeding pests. MSDS | Label
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Tempo 1% Dust
An "all around" dust that provides a long residual against a variety of perimeter pests, especially stinging insects like bees and wasps. Target Pests: Ants, Bees, Crickets, Roaches, Spiders, Wasps and many other pests including Termites, Carpenter Ants and Wood Infesting beetles (see product label) MSDS | Label
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Talstar PL Granules
Provides long-lasting control of the most problematic surface-feeding pests. Target Pests Ants, Mole Crickets, Fleas, ticks and other lawn pests MSDS | Label
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Tempo SC Ultra
Target Pests:Indoor (crack and crevice) and outdoor pests, pantry pests (see product label)
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DeltaGard Granules
Provide quick knockdown and long lasting control of insect pests in lawns and landscaped areas Target Pests: Ants, Boxelder bugs, centipedes, chiggers, Cockroaches, Crickets, Fire Ants, Fleas, Grasshoppers, Scorpions, Spiders, Ticks, Etc…. (see product label) MSDS | Label
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Tempo Ultra WP
Target Pests: Indoor Pests, Outdoor/Perimeter Pests, Wood Destroying Pests, Turf and Ornamenta
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MotherEarth 2% Py
Botanical active ingredient with quick killing power, it also flushes insects from their hiding places to highlight problem areas Target pests: Ants (except Fire, Harvester and Pharaoh), Bed Bugs, Bees, Centipedes, Cockroaches, Crickets,Earwigs, Fleas, Flies, Fruit Flies, Gnats, House Flies, Millipedes, Mosquitoes, Mud Daubers, Silverfish, Small Flying Moths, Spiders (except Black Widow and Brown Recluse), Ticks and Wasps (see product label) MSDS | Label
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MotherEarth D Dust
A broad spectrum dust that has been proven effective against a wide range of pests consisting of 100% diatomaceous earth. Target pests: Ants, Cockroaches, Earwigs, Fleas, Mites, Spiders and other Crawling Insects MSDS | Label
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MotherEarth Granular Scatter Bait
Granular Scatter Bait derived from the earth and offers long-lasting, broad-spectrum control for preventative and curative treatments. Target pests: Ants, Cockroaches, Crickets, Earwigs, Mole Crickets, Silverfish, Slugs and Snails MSDS | Label
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