we have had our Bailey Valencia for just over 12 months. Every time we go to use it, there appears to be small piles of wood dust sometimes interspersed with little black dots. We have assumed it may be coming from ants and last time when we packed up the van, my husband sprayed thoroughly around the outside. This time away, we have only seen one or two ants inside. Sometimes the wood dust is just that - dust. Other times it is tiny flakes. Just wondering if any other creature could be causing this.
-- Edited by chutchi on Wednesday 4th of November 2015 08:13:15 AM
littledick said
09:25 AM Nov 4, 2015
Try Borax and Honey mixture. If It's ants this will eliminate them. Place in milk top caps.
Dick.
villatranquilla said
09:26 AM Nov 4, 2015
white ants or borers ??????????? - hope not
chutchi said
11:34 AM Nov 4, 2015
I hope it's not borers or white ants either. A bit of detective work would suggest the invaders are getting stuck into the black tape around the wiring - hence the black crumbs I am seeing. Will take aggressive action.
chutchi said
11:35 AM Nov 4, 2015
Thanks Dick for the response.
PeterD said
05:32 PM Nov 4, 2015
Not wood worm is it?
03_Troopy said
09:26 AM Nov 6, 2015
That's what it sounds like Peter, wood borers and their larvea Wood Borers
Grey fox said
10:57 PM Nov 6, 2015
Most likely very small black ants just got them out of mine again. while home use fortune 500 spray around anything contacting the ground. they move into the roof cavity to nest thus causing the 'dust'. i had to lower the light fittings and speakers to be able to spray surface spray into ceiling '
if they were borers that were imported with the timber the dust is normally only one color. if this were the case i would be contacting the dealer,or maker of van . because only treatment is total fumigation. or a heat treatment depending on type of borer.
hope you only have a few black ants. after you stop them getting in it is a matter of keep spraying them as they will continue to live somewhere in the van.
Hylife said
01:07 PM Nov 15, 2015
Back home after every trip before storage and whilst touring every few weeks we use a bug bomb.
Open all internal cupboards, doors and drawers and set off one of these in the middle of the floor and then depart for 4 hours.
2weis said
03:21 PM Nov 27, 2015
Hylife wrote:
Back home after every trip before storage and whilst touring every few weeks we use a bug bomb.
Open all internal cupboards, doors and drawers and set off one of these in the middle of the floor and then depart for 4 hours.
good idea and I do the same but I make sure the gas is turned off as per the instructions
we have had our Bailey Valencia for just over 12 months. Every time we go to use it, there appears to be small piles of wood dust sometimes interspersed with little black dots. We have assumed it may be coming from ants and last time when we packed up the van, my husband sprayed thoroughly around the outside. This time away, we have only seen one or two ants inside. Sometimes the wood dust is just that - dust. Other times it is tiny flakes. Just wondering if any other creature could be causing this.
-- Edited by chutchi on Wednesday 4th of November 2015 08:13:15 AM
Try Borax and Honey mixture. If It's ants this will eliminate them. Place in milk top caps.
Dick.
white ants or borers ??????????? - hope not
I hope it's not borers or white ants either. A bit of detective work would suggest the invaders are getting stuck into the black tape around the wiring - hence the black crumbs I am seeing. Will take aggressive action.
Thanks Dick for the response.
That's what it sounds like Peter, wood borers and their larvea
Wood Borers
Most likely very small black ants just got them out of mine again. while home use fortune 500 spray around anything contacting the ground. they move into the roof cavity to nest thus causing the 'dust'. i had to lower the light fittings and speakers to be able to spray surface spray into ceiling '
if they were borers that were imported with the timber the dust is normally only one color. if this were the case i would be contacting the dealer,or maker of van . because only treatment is total fumigation. or a heat treatment depending on type of borer.
hope you only have a few black ants. after you stop them getting in it is a matter of keep spraying them as they will continue to live somewhere in the van.
Back home after every trip before storage and whilst touring every few weeks we use a bug bomb.
Open all internal cupboards, doors and drawers and set off one of these in the middle of the floor and then depart for 4 hours.
good idea and I do the same but I make sure the gas is turned off as per the instructions
brian