You need bait traps. Spraying won't work. The best information I found (for a carpenter ant problem) was from the University of Kentucky. http://www2.ca.uky.

You need bait traps. Spraying won't work. The best information I found (for a carpenter ant problem) was from the University of Kentucky. http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef619.asp http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef619.asp Although for the big jobs I get the real poison from epestsupply.com, I've had luck with the stuff at the local home hardware store also. It might be a place to start while you wait for your 'Special reserve' to come in.