Heights2Bastrop Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I was tearing out sheetrock, and I noticed the paper backing of a piece of pink fiberglass insulation had a void behind it. Something had taken all the insulation out of that recess leaving just the paper. I pulled the insulation away from the next area and found about 50 large, dark red ants. Other areas revealed even more ants.I thought maybe these were carpenter ants, but I see no indication of wood damage. But, for whatever purpose, they ate or removed a good bit of the fiberglass insulation. Any idea what these little buggers are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 According to this...Carpenter ants also will nest in fiberglass and foam insulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 After posting this, I uncovered more ants, and I was prepared for them. I got some in a jar and took them to Home Depot. By consensus, it was determined they were red ants that were driven inside the wall by a lack of food outside due to the drought. And that is why they consumed the insulation. I guess that makes sense, but I just can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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