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Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Ants, and getting rid of them Q.
The pile is sitting 12 inches off the ground. What is the best way to get rid of the ants, and what do I do to keep them from coming back? A.
They do not like dry wood; it is too hard to chew and add a new room onto their home. Sevin is the traditional insecticide for soil and plant application.
Try Weed & Feed. My dad used to burn alder in our basement woodstove and used to get ants in the wood pile. He was told to try garden Weed & Feed, and it seemed to work. (I didn't see anymore ants.) What kind of ants? Big black ones (carpenter ants) or smaller red-headed ones? I live in Roy, Washington, and I get both around my wood. The black ones will eat into your wood but the redheads will bite you. Not a sting, just a bite. Still hurts though. I spray Dursban around my wood and sticker-stack it, and this seems to help. Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below?
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