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Originally Posted by Paul G.
We have a 10 month old Thor Chateau 22B. Camped two weeks ago at a Florida State Park that shall remain unnamed. Came back from visiting at about 10:00 pm and found a number of carpenter ants on the interior walls. Inspected the outside with a flashlight and found hundred of them headed up the power cord from the ground into the cord box. Borrowed a can of bug killer from a neighbor and doused them pretty well, including inside the box. Also sprayed the entire cord. Next night they were back, just not on the cord -- apparently enough got in to start setting up housekeeping. Have been battling them for two weeks now. Totally emptied the rig, set out ant bait, essential oils -- sealed everything I can find to seal. Went in after dark tonight (moved from our regular storage pad to our driveway for another thorough cleaning) and killed another 25 on the walls (all of the walls). Called and left a message for the company that treats our home to see if they do RVs... Anyone else ever have this kind of issue? How'd you beat it? We have a multi-week trip coming up the first week of June and I need to get this solved!
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Are you certain these are carpenter ants? They sound like white footed ants, a really annoying pest. You can spray water on them asnd they die. Onv e they get settl ed theey breed like crazy because the colony doesn't just have one queen but hundtefs . When these ants sense danger they send out a signal and queens start laying thousands of eggs. The only way to get rid of them is to bait them. Don't smash or spray them. The bait must bve taken to the colony and kill the colony. Read abojt these critters on line. It mnay take months to get rid of them.