Hi Todd, I deal with the same issue, and have had a small amount of success sealing cracks with either silicone caulk or hydraulic cement, depending on the location. They love to be under concrete slabs--where I have them (in animal holding areas) there IS food, which makes it harder. I've used some granular bait, some gel bait and some liquid insecticides, but their colonies are so huge and their ability to gather food from far and wide (including possibly subterranean aphid honeydew) that nothing seems to work well for very long.
I'll be watching this thread closely, in the hopes that someone has a better idea than mine. On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 10:08 AM Todd Holmberg <tholmb...@artsmia.org> wrote: > Hello Group- > > We have a situation with pavement ants. They are coming into the building > through small cracks in the floor. The floor in this area is "concrete > slab on grade", and it's currently winter here. > > Although it's probable there are food crumbs here and there in the general > area, it doesn't really seem like there is an obvious connection to a food > source drawing them up. This area is a "high traffic" area that gets > regular attention from janitorial staff. > > If any of you have effectively dealt with pavement ants, I would be > curious to hear what your methods were. > (If it makes a difference regarding possible methods, this is a "non-art" > lobby type space) > > Thanks! > Todd > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMxAh%2Bgnpt3EZS-OgSZMXRNdd57iD6Js-wMxuP6Q28f7ceQxdQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMxAh%2Bgnpt3EZS-OgSZMXRNdd57iD6Js-wMxuP6Q28f7ceQxdQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CA%2Bqio8Xu_aSx3WN0De%3D%2B87Mt426e3Lezq0T7aPJV_QHXCavPaw%40mail.gmail.com.
