Ants Under My Wood Floor

Some ants do tunnel in wood and will push bits of wood along with other debris out of their nests.

Ants under my wood floor. Various wood boring beetles will pack their galleries in the wood with digested wood particles. I found this non toxic concoction and it works 2 cups water 1 3 cup of vinegar and 18 drops of essential oil either eucalyptus or peppermint. I received an inspection request call from a retailer. The ants are not in my cupboards they are coming from the cracks and gaps of my cupboards on the outside and my hardwood flooring.

We have ants in the kitchen i think it started because our cats got a little messy with their food bowls. Call a hardwood flooring repair specialist to fix the damage. Shrinkage gaps in solid wood flooring in ohio in february are not an unusual complaint but there was more. After putting down a tray under the bowls the problem has gotten better but is not.

University of minnesota cooperative extension experts recommend baiting for ant colonies under concrete slabs. We do not want to use any harsh pesticides under the house to get rid of the ants and that would be an ongoing task as well. She said there were ants emerging from the gaps and she blamed the wood flooring for the. These particles called frass and looking more like powder than sawdust often filter out of their nests through exit holes in the wood.

If so they may be living under the concrete slab. Various ants live in. Initially i was spraying to kill them. But if your hardwood floors have been damaged due to moisture issues you could be looking at a bigger ant problem.

If small ants are eating your meat pet food nuts and dead insects you may be able to trace them to flooring cracks. So here is my question the foors have gaps between them and now that the weather is warming large ants are coming into the living room and we assume through the flooring. A consumer with a solid 5 16 by 2 inch prefinished oak floor in her condo was complaining of shrinkage gaps and loose boards. If so they might be living under the concrete slab.