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The first step should be quite obvious. We are going to
deal with this Ant colony. And it turned out to be a real big one. But,
it is important to note: The home owner conducted
regular inspections and while he was away on a vacation........
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Between all the cracks where chinking has separated, we
inject some very serious bug killer and stand back. We might even
have to drill a few holes to get at them.
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A hands on Log Home owner. We turned him
loose with our chemicals and he sprayed down the entire outside corner
of his Ant infestation.
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After injection of bug killing agents, we cut out small
sections of sealant from compression check on the bottom of
certain logs. This affords a quick relief of Ants nests and the fumes
from our pesticide.
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Well, one Ant came out. Looks like another Queen. The rest
must be right behind. And they were.....
- (The camera got a little shaky here because we know what is
now going to take place)
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This was real disgusting! What you see in
this picture is many thousands of Ants vacating the premises. The
white stuff is log fiber which the Ants had chewed up.
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A loner. This one showed up for it's Internet debut. The thing
must have been at least 1" long. You Do
Not want this to happen to your Log Home because some
contractor, at your expense, took short
cuts.
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Now that our Ants are toast, we are injecting a borate powder
in all areas where chinking failed. The borate will stop
any insect from setting up house keeping in the future.
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Here and at this joint, it is necessary that we install
backer rod before sealing.
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| Above,
this is high end insect and weather proofing for saddle notch
Swedish cope log ends. One other less expensive professional procedure
is available to treat the same log problem. |
