
- Replace moisture-damaged wood.
- Prevent moisture from wood or lumber that is stored in a garage or near the house by elevating it to allow air circulation.
- Store firewood as far away from buildings as possible.
- Remove tree and shrub stumps and roots.
- Trim branches that overhang the home, so branches don’t touch the house (including roof and eaves).
- Prune branches that touch electrical lines. Carpenter ants can travel from branches to lines and use them to get into buildings.
