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Posted by Phisherman on July 9, 2006, 7:17 am
On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 14:45:53 -0500, Patty1976@webtv.net (Patty O)
wrote:
>Out in our shed we had lots of little bitty ants. More than I have EVER
>seen before. In the past we've had good luck with Terro for these kind
>of ants, but this time the Terro didn't even seem to put a dent in them.
>An exterminator was over at the neighbor's so I got him over to look at
>the situation. He showed me where the trail of ants was leading over to
>an interior wall of the shed. This is an old shed, and it's divided in
>2 parts by a wall that has siding on both sides. He showed me the mud
>lines along the seams of the siding. Mud lines from termites inside
>that wall. He told me ants are a natural predator of termites, and the
>ants were feeding on the termites and then bringing the food outside to
>their nest. I could see the ants carrying little bits on their way out.
>When I made the guess to him that the ants would take care of the
>termite problem, he then said the termites would start multiplying in
>force and not be killed off completely. He gave me a bid of $250. to
>take care of the termites and ants. I told him I'd think about it.
>A couple of days later the ants were all gone. I had given up on the
>Terro much earlier so I don't think it was the Terro that did it.
>Do you think the exterminator was telling me fibs, and the ants did kill
>off all of the termites and then quit coming in to the wall because
>there was no food there for them anymore?
I have doubts the exterminator was telling you fibs. The bid sound
high for a shed, so in this case you might consider treating the
problem yourself. See if the colony is active, poke around the wood
to search for damage using an awl, use a product made for termites,
and periodically re-inspect. Keep the area around the shed clean,
dry, and clutter-free. I give my house a five-minute foundation
inspection about once a month--no termites yet!
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