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Gary M. Gettier (gmg@mtolympus.ari.net) wrote:

: Thanks to all who responded to my first message. I've had 2 estimates, and
: they are very different. I've seen about 15 ants total in 2 weeks on both
: floors of my house.

: Ehlrich found 2 carpenter ants nests, one in a tree in my back yard (which
: also has termites) and a much bigger one in a tree in my front yard. 
[orkin stuff deleted]

Umm maybe this is a silly question, but it sounds like both your 
estimates are for basically treating the house (i.e. spraying more 
(orkin) or less (Ehlrich)) right?

What about the nests?  Although the spraying will surely help to 
discourage the ants from coming into the house, I think you would just be 
treating the symptoms and not the problem.  GET RID OF THE NESTS!

Either do it yourself or hire someone to do it.  In addition, you will 
want to remove other wet rotting wood around your properly so that the 
now homeless ants will have to travel far away from your house to set up 
a new nest.  If you want the nest gone now, you might want to hire 
someone.  If you want to save some money and do it yourself, you might 
wait until late fall when the ants are dormant and then chop down those 
trees yourself and remove them from your property.

Patrick Timlin         http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4742/
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