Carpenter Ants (Camponotus spp.)

[hometowngrl53]

Carpenter ants are so called due to their habit of excavating wood and using it to build their nesting facilities.

Carpenter ants are large; workers vary in size from 1/4 to 1/2" in length (4.5 to13 mm), and the queens are larger around 1/2 to 5/8 " (13 to 17 mm) in length. They are generally black or dark brown in color, though some may have red or yellowish coloration such as the Florida carpenter ant (Cabdominalis floridanus).

as any one knows there are a number of insects that can attack our homes and here is just one of them

read here http://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/insec...enterants.html

[Lady Flipper]

So what do you know about "green" ways to get rid of pests?

[badmomma]

I think that green would be doing it without
chemicals. Bees can be drawn away with sugar
and water. Ants I have heard don't like pepper.
If you sprinkle it on the runs (the way they are
getting in) they won't come that way any more.
Ants are looking for food and you can lead them
away from your house by giving them another food
source.

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Here is a company that is working on green solutions.

[hometowngrl53]

This article is about CARPENTERANT control.
It will explain why they are a pest and what
needs to be done for controlling infestations.
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so far this a link i have found in order to help with the capenterant problem

read here http://www.carpenterants.com/