red ants by door

I had a lot of ants, maybe hundreds, swarming around my back door to my deck. They were light red and some had wings. I know they weren't termites because they weren't dropping their wings. They seemed to be in the wall space alongside the door. I say this because there were coming out and going in during all this activity. I sprayed some clorox spray cleaner on them and that seemed to kill them fine but I'm afraid there is still a nest in the wall. What should I use to control them?

Since citronella ants don't readily feed on the bait options listed in our article, you'll need to go after them directly. Since you've seen where they are both active and most likely living, a direct treatment of the wall void should be done with  some [thkBC height="600" width="1000" anchortext="BAYGON AEROSOL" title="BAYGON AEROSOL PRODUCT PAGE WITH NO VIDEO" url="http://www.ridants.com/test-1/test-2/baygon-aerosol" type="iframe"] (without videos).Now check the [thkBC height="800" width="1000" anchortext="Baygon" title="BAYGON AEROSOL PRODUCT PAGE WITH SUPPORTING VIDEOS" url="http://www.ridants.com/test-1/test-2/baygon-aerosol-with-videos" type="iframe"] page with supporting video embedded. And then lastly, here is the BAYGON DIRECT LINK using our old format, going directly to the page with a "back" button so people should be able to get back to the article easily. his product could be used alone around the perimeter of the home, along with direct treatments of any other wall voids where you suspect they might be living, as it will kill all ants (and other pests) that come in contact with it in a day. Mind you it's not a quick killing material so insects won't seem bothered by it. But that's part of Phantom's design. It's slow working which allows it to get all inside their nests which in turn proves to be a much more productive approach when using residuals for ant control.

If you feel these ants (or other pests) are active around the home, using the PHANTOM CONCENTRATE might be a more economical treatment option since it be sprayed around and inside the home as a general pest control product. Overall we've seen great results with the Phantom and the aerosol version is easy to use and ideal for small infestations like citronella ants usually create.