Set out baits labeled for carpenter ants. Baits can be effective because ants share food with each other, says Benson. Place them outside your home where you see ants foraging or entering the home.

Carpenter ants are common in Texas all year around. They naturally live in trees but can also invade homes to build their nests in wooded areas. The nesting of carpenter ants in homes indicates ...

In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs. But these large ants become nuisances when they forage or nest inside our homes. “Carpenter ...