Ants in Sandbox??

Hi there,

I have a little problem:
Today I bought a little tikes sandbox (with a cover) for my two kids. Just an hour after playing with this I recognized a lots of ants around the box. Is that normal that ants are so hoggish for sand? Do they need this for there plants? Do you think that I can solve this problem by putting some piece of plastic beneath it? Has anyone had the same problem before?
Since now I am considering to return the box as I do not want a ants construction besides our home.
Thanks a lot

 

One possible fix is to mix in baking soda. 1 box for every 50 lbs of sand.

 

That's worth it trying! Do they hate this?

 

Speaking of ants, we apparently share a townhome with a million of those huge carpenter ants. We back to the woods in Southern Walk and I've hired Superior Pest Control to combat the problem. They've sprayed twice in the last three weeks and the ants don't seem to mind and are still roaming the house as they please. From what I understand these carpenter ants can cause a great deal of damage to the home if not properly treated. Next to having pest control come out once a week, I'm not sure what my course of action should be. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

The most importatnt thing you can do is try to locate their nest. They are mostly active at night. Use a flashlight and try to detect their pattern of movement to find out where the nest is. Sawdust is a good indicator for that as they make their nests in wood.

good luck