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    NachoFirme
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    Ants have moved into my roof, what do I do?

    It started 2 months ago. We started seeing ant trails above the bathroom walls in our reflection 313. We had them for about a month before my ant poison "killed them". Now those bastards came back in full force this morning almost everywhere. And I mean everywhere, in the bed, on the couches, on the floors, it doesn't seem like the know what they are looking for. What I'm trying to find out is that if I bug bomb my trailer will that get rid of them? I believe they formed a nest in my roof somewhere but can't tell from where.

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    That would most likely take out the ones in the trailer but not sure about the area between the ceiling and roof. Maybe locate where they crawl into the area above the ceiling and spray something there they will carry up into the nest. Might also try and locate where they are getting into the trailer and spray there too.
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    Whenever I have questions about getting rid of bugs or critters, I go to BugSpray.com. They also sell the pesticides that your local farmer's co-op doesn't even sell--the good stuff.

    http://bugspray.com/article/ants.html

    I'd probably spray the ground around the trailer with biefen because I have some already in a graduated yard sprayer. But they give you a number of ways to control ants.

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    There is a reason they are there. Maybe there is moisture in the roof ( god forbid) and there is no moisture anywhere else.
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    What kind of ant are you dealing with, that could make a difference in how to control them. I had a carpenter ant infestation in an out building, got the ants taken care of but the stink from the insecticide never went away. Maybe talk with the County extension office or commercial pesticide supply store for ways to control them.
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