carpenter ants?

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I think the 7 or Sevin issue started with me - my bad. I think the wife has some of the Sevin for use around her roses, so I'll swipe that till I can get something mo' better.
no problem i knew what you where talking about that is how I answered your question. i may not be an english major but i was this trying to help you JeffersonCoKs.
 
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I think the 7 or Sevin issue started with me - my bad. I think the wife has some of the Sevin for use around her roses, so I'll swipe that till I can get something mo' better.

I just checked online...page 5 of the Sevin product label specifically excludes carpenter ants from the list of pests it is effective against. It may put them in a bad mood, but won't solve your problem. (And a correction...Ortho sold Sevin to GardenTech several years ago).
 
I was cutting and splitting a big black locust this spring, near my house, and there was a colony of carpenter ants in it. When I finished splitting for the day, I noticed that the Robins would swoop down to my pile and quickly take care of any wandering ants. I took me a couple of weeks to split the tree up. There were always several Robins nearby, waiting for me to take a break so they could gorge themselves.
 
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