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.

It can be mixed with a sugary substance to create a DIY formula to disrupt ants' digestive systems and kill colonies. Vinegar and other essential oils like peppermint and tea tree are natural ...

Q A large branch broke off our maple tree last fall. There was no wind or any cause that we could tell, except that there were carpenter ants all over it. Would the ants have gotten into the whole ...