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#Try baited traps. A mild carpenter ant infestation can be treated at home with baited traps. You can buy such traps at a hardware store. You can set up traps in areas where you have seen carpenter ants traveling.<ref>http://pestkilled.com/how-to-get-rid-of-carpenter-ants/</ref>[[Image:Identify Carpenter Ants Step 8 Version 3.jpg|center]]
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#Try baited traps. A mild carpenter ant infestation can be treated at home with baited traps. You can buy such traps at a hardware store. You can set up traps in areas where you have seen carpenter ants traveling.<ref>http://pestkilled.com/how-to-get-rid-of-carpenter-ants/</ref>[[Image:Identify Carpenter Ants Step 8 Version 3.jpg|center]]
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#*This usually works best if you have carpenter ants somewhere outside, like your porch. This will prevent the ants from moving indoors.
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#*This usually works best if you have carpenter ants somewhere outside, like your porch. This will prevent the ants from moving indoors.
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#*Make sure to check the labels of any traps you use. You may need to keep them out of reach of children and animals.
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#*Make sure to check the labels of any traps you use. You may need to keep them out of reach of children and animals.
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#Use commercial bug sprays. Sprays can be used to keep an infestation from moving in doors. Purchase bug sprays specifically designed to repel or kill carpenter ants at a local hardware store. Sprays are usually applies in a perimeter around your home.<ref>http://pestkilled.com/how-to-get-rid-of-carpenter-ants/</ref>[[Image:Identify Carpenter Ants Step 9 Version 3.jpg|center]]
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#Use commercial bug sprays. Sprays can be used to keep an infestation from moving in doors. Purchase bug sprays specifically designed to repel or kill carpenter ants at a local hardware store. Sprays are usually applies in a perimeter around your home.<ref>http://pestkilled.com/how-to-get-rid-of-carpenter-ants/</ref>[[Image:Identify Carpenter Ants Step 9 Version 3.jpg|center]]
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#*Make sure to read the label for safe use. Most sprays should be kept out of reach of children and animals.
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#*Make sure to read the label for safe use. Most sprays should be kept out of reach of children and animals.
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