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    Posted: 16 Aug 2021 at 5:09pm
Terro also comes in a granular form as well.  That’s what I sprinkle around the stabilizers as well as the tires and tongue jack.  Trying to create a barrier to access.
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Hi Bob and Roz,

We like the Name as well.  Congratulations on picking out a Great Name!  We named ours when we picked it up back in March 2011.

The Terro we use (as far as I know it is the only one Terro has) is  5.4% sodium tetraborate decahydrate (borax).  Consistancy of a thin honey.  Just follow the directions on the bottle.  We normally put a few drops on a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard and place it in the path of where they travel.  Kind of fun to watch them as the process continues.
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Excuse me . . .Terro.

By the way.  Roz and I like your Pod's name!
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Jim.

Thank you for your response.  Are there different applications of TORO?  If so which one did you use?
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For decades we have used Terro in our garage, occasionally in the house (the few times we have ever had an issue with them), and a couple times in our 10+ year old 177.  I have never tried this on carpenter ants but on black, red and the tiny sweet sucking ants.  100% elimination and satisfaction every time - it is a great product.
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Thank you Julie. I will look that up.

Appreciate the information.
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Carpenter ants need water. I had a problem with them at my house. This sent them running and keling over https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D6WVZ9W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I bombed mine after 4th of july vacation week. I had a minor infestation of the tiny red/brown ants. They can be hard to get rid of. I closed up the doors windows, vents, and opened cabinets, then set off the bomb. My LP alarm went off for several hours. I haven't seen any since. I really try to watch for them while i'm camping, and I walk around every couple days spraying around the stabs. Once I climbed up on the ladder to check for debris before bringing in slide, and there were ants all over the roof. So you never know where they'll get in. 
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Alan,

Thank you for the suggestion. Will look it up and see if it would work in this application.

Thank you for responding.

Enjoy the weekend.
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Thank you Marv. This sounds like what I am experiencing. Mine seem to like the ceiling paneling. Thank you for responding.

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