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carpenter ant

NOUN
  1. ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs

How To Use carpenter ant In A Sentence

  • Borates are the most effective treatment for many crawling insects including, roaches, silverfish, larder beetles, carpenter ants, and other woodborers, as well as wood decay organisms.
  • And a friend up in McCall, Idaho , where carpenter ants thrive, who I watched pull a carpenter ant off the floor of his living room and take it outside rather than kill it.
  • The home should be inspected for all wood-destroying insects, including subterranean and dry wood termites, longhorned wood borers, metallic wood borers, powder post beetles, anobiid beetles, carpenter ants, velvety tree ants and carpenter bees. SFGate: Top News Stories
  • Many species of carpenter ant, for instance, can cause structuraldamage to buildings as the bugs carve their nests in damp wood.
  • Neither of them had a good word to say about the carpenter ant or the Japanese beetle, much less the curculio weevil. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
  • In cases where the wood will not be exposed to the soil or water, borates, a form of naturally occurring salt, will help prevent decay from fungi and wood-boring insects such as carpenter ants and termites.
  • He also wanted to clarify the allowances for using pesticides to save homes from such pests such as carpenter ants and termites.
  • Neither of them had a good word to say about the carpenter ant or the Japanese beetle, much less the curculio weevil. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
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