The average ultimate sheer strength of the LogHog is 7,054 pounds, the average ultimate tensile strength is 4,612 pounds, and the average pullout strength is 2,761 pounds. Carpenter Ants By Douglas Todd Carpenter Ants have been a big problem this year according to the number of calls that our customer service reps have been taking. The wet spring has made homes with any moisture problems even more desirable for carpenter ants, either for nesting sites or for hunting grounds for food. Small piles of sawdust are present. Wingless carpenter ants are present year round.
Winged ants collect in windows and doors in the spring or summer months.
If wingless ants appear only seasonally, this indicates a nest outside of the home which can be followed to and treated with an approved insecticidal dust. If the ants are nesting in the home, look for moist, decaying wood. Remove or treat decayed wood with Impel Rods or borate solutions of Penetreat. Insecticidal dusts approved for carpenter ants are the most effective. Treat all of the nests within your house with the dusts.