jessdubyuh
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Post by jessdubyuh on Jul 11, 2023 8:06:56 GMT -8
How are y’all treating these things for bugs? I’m repairing my old girl and every movement of skin or board reveals a new ant colony running with their babies. Also Wasps have decided to fly into my exposed wall and make camp. Burning it down has crossed my mind.
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Post by vikx on Jul 11, 2023 10:09:27 GMT -8
Assuming you have the skins lifted, I would spray the wasps after dark. If they are new residents, the nest won't be that big and the spray will kill them.
The ants are much more dangerous to the trailer structure. Consult a pest company for ideas. I would think tenting the trailer in plastic and fumigating should take care of the live bodies. Unfortunately, if they are carpenter ants, you will be replacing a lot of wood...
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Post by jessdubyuh on Jul 11, 2023 13:42:53 GMT -8
Oh I will be replacing a lot of wood anyway unfortunately. This thing is rotten
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Post by nccamper on Jul 12, 2023 18:25:25 GMT -8
Opening the camper up (skin off) and removing rotten wood will address a lot of the problem. Leaving the open camper (skin off) exposed to direct sunlight, especially where it is 110 degrees will help.
Unfortunately, spraying with toxic chemicals before working on it exposes you to the same brew that kills insects that can survive almost anything.
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Post by aslmx on Jul 12, 2023 19:36:20 GMT -8
I set off 6 raid bombs in the 60 Shasta before I started. It was infested with brown recluses. I’ll go out and shop vac the entire thing before I work or camp in them now.
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Post by wisconsinjoe on Jul 23, 2023 10:38:25 GMT -8
I set off 6 raid bombs in the 60 Shasta before I started. It was infested with brown recluses. I’ll go out and shop vac the entire thing before I work or camp in them now. Yikes ! Those spiders are dangerous |
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Post by nccamper on Jul 23, 2023 19:19:31 GMT -8
I set off 6 raid bombs in the 60 Shasta before I started. It was infested with brown recluses. I’ll go out and shop vac the entire thing before I work or camp in them now. Can you say “chemically mutated ants”… |
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