Comments on: The little known Citronella ant

By: Stitchnstrum

Stitchnstrum — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:34:00 +0000

My husband sprayed Ortho Home Defense in the basement where they were coming in and now we do it every year. Haven’t had any since then. The exterminator said to spread triacide near the foundation of the house outside – 4 times a year to alleviate the problem. This seems to help as well. Good luck.

By: The Bug Doctor

The Bug Doctor — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:24:00 +0000

Have you tried Terro? That can help a lot. Also- I find that moisture iis key with these guys so if you have an abundance of plants you water a lot- cut back some, downspouts drain near foundation or a/c lines- reroute. Also- and this may be hard to find… but this ant lives in the soil almost exclusively so there might be a crack or other such gap in the basement wall that you can seal up. Look for the heaviest concentration and I’d bet it’s not to far from there. you said your basements finished but is that true of the ceiling as well? Drop ceilings are common in bsmts and if you could access that and shoot dusts or Niban or granule type baits–that might work.

I’d consider the exterminator again knowing that it may not be an overnight success story but at least he’d have the tools and products necessary to do the job.

By: Mbandrob

Mbandrob — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:50:00 +0000

I am being reduced to tears by my citronella ant invasion. We have always had them in our basement. I was able to finally kill one colony (after yearrs of being “nice”) by pouring boiling water into the area they were entering. Unfortunbately another one has come back full force in a different section of the finished basement that is not accessible, so I can not do the water trick. They are making me miserable. It is our family room and they have over taken it. I thought they would be gone after a week but it has been six weeks and any time I am down there I see HUNDREDS of them. Please-any advice would be welcome. (I have tried using an exterminator-I think it just made them more determined).

By: The Bug Doctor

The Bug Doctor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:30:00 +0000

$1.98, much better

By: mike malkowski

mike malkowski — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:48:00 +0000

i spent 650 dollars to ortho in march…well there back ! will be buying terro and do it myself …thanks

By: The Bug Doctor

The Bug Doctor — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:52:00 +0000

They might since it seems logical that the citronella is an insect repellant. But I doubt the two ever cross paths and if they did neither is likely to attack the other.

Glad this article was of some help.

By: Elm 1990

Elm 1990 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:43:00 +0000

Thanks for the info. I’ve never been so happy to smell the sweet aroma of citronella!!
Do these ants repel termites?

Thanks,
EM

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