The woodpile is a great source of heat, providing you with warmth in the wintertime.

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Surprisingly, it’s also a place for a nest for insects and – especially the carpenter ants!

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As a result, you’d see sawdust around your stocked pile of wood. And that’s not a good sight, of course!

This leaves many people wondering, “How to get rid of ants in firewood?”

Fortunately, there are ways to protect your firewood from these black little insects.

Keep the Woodstock away from home

Carpenter ants forage for their food, wandering around from place to place.

This is how they can move indoors if the firewood stock is stored near the house.

No homeowner would want to have their whole house infested with carpenter ants.

Hence, we suggest that you keep the woodpile away from home or your residence.

If the firewood pile is stored against your home, immediately move it away to avoid an infestation near your place.

Use the Boric Acid Solution (Useful ant bait)

Making sugar and boric acid solution can eliminate the presence of ants in firewood.

This is a natural and effective ant bait that will get rid of ants and their colonies within days.

Because ants are attracted to sugar-source, they would reach for it — wiping them up along with their colony.

This method of solution is highly recommended because it’s not toxic and doesn’t damage your wood.

To make this solution, mix sugar, water, and a tablespoon of boric acid.

Use this mixture in a plastic bottle cut in half and place it near the infected sites in your firewood. 

Avoid stacking woodpile on ground

The ground is where these ants meander around searching for food and moving to places.

Storing your firewood on the ground surface makes carpenter ants reach the site and infest it.

Besides, if the site or place has a presence of ants already, your firewood would more likely get attacked.

Hence, it’s important to move the woodpile to a safe place away from trees so they don’t find your woodpile.

We also suggest keeping your firewood off the ground so that ants can’t crawl and reach it.

Use any of the supporting tools to stake your firewood above the ground level – blocks and bricks!

Lastly, avoid using pesticides

Using the toxic method of pesticide can be harmful if you utilize the firewood for indoor purposes.

It’s because the firewood is used in enclosed rooms where your family and pets live.

It might seem like a quick method to kill the pests like carpenter ants, but it’s not the safe option.

Besides, the pesticide can’t always reach the infested sites if you use the pesticide spray.

Conclusion

Carpenter ant infestation in firewood is a common problem many homeowners face.

Luckily, it can be controlled if you use effective methods.

It’s also important to stake your firewood in direct sunlight after placing them off the ground.

And you can always use natural methods to kill the ants like vinegar solution or the sugar boric acid.