Fighting from California writes
I have water damage in hardwood flooring on the other side of a bathroom wall where the baseboard wasn't sealed properly. About a yard of a crack between two slats formed (blocked from view by a couch), so I'm pretty sure we have carpenter ants. I've laid liquid bait traps on the bathroom side of the wall and ants are feeding off that nicely. Haven't seen ants coming out of the slats, but there are a few dead ants nearby. So I want to squirt gel inside and then seal the crack. That's why I'm wondering how long to wait before applying sealant. And will applying gel into the crack kill them within so I won't see the feeding frenzy and dead ants outside of the cracks? Would appreciate any experienced guidance.
Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Gel would only be applied in areas where you have seen activity from ants, it would not be applied in cracks in floors that you are sealing as that could limit the access to it. Instead we would just recommend continuing to place in the areas you are seeing them for as long as they are taking the bait. Keep in mind it can take up to 30 days or more to kill a colony of carpenter ants depending on the size of the colony and how many colonies you are actually dealing with.
Answer last updated on: 02/03/2020
