How to Get Rid of Wood Ants

To get rid of wood ants you must know where they are nesting. They like to stay anywhere there is rotting wood. Sometimes they can found on a stump of a dead tree. There are different ways to get rid of them yourself, but when all else fails it is best to have a professional do it.

Instructions

How to Get Rid of Wood Ants

1. Find the nesting place in your house. If you notice flying black ants, they are not termites, they are wood ants trying to find another place to nest. If you see less than 10 it means that their infestation hasn't developed. You may want to check in your backyard to find any rotting wood or a dead tree.

2. Use Knox Out or any other insecticide. This will get rid of a budding nest; those already more developed will need a more intense treatment. If you have more than 20 flying ants you have a deeper infestation. Sometimes they come from the floor of your house, making their way into your walls.

3. Listen for crunching noises. Sometimes you can hear them when everything is quiet. This will tell you where they are nesting. You may have to drill a few holes into the wall and dust boric acid and spray aerosol insecticide.

4. Leave sugar or something sweet by their nesting place. This will entice many of the ants to emerge, and you can spray them with insecticide.

5. Poor boiling water or a mixture of water and ant spray on the ants and their nesting place. If they are nesting outside in a tree stump, it will definitely get rid of them before they begin nesting in your home.

6. Replace all rotting wood in your home to get rid of the pesky ants. You will need a professional to inspect your house to determine the nesting sites, after which you can tear down the wall or posts to replace any rotting wood. The professional ant killer can apply a treatment and return a couple weeks later for a follow-up treatment to make sure no more wood ants exist.