Are ants wrecking your trail camera’s internals? How can you stop ants from ruining your trail camera?
Ants seem to treat a trail camera as a nesting box. Some types are able to bite their way though camera seals and enter. They fill the inside with their babies, sawdust, rubbish – and let moisture in.
The wiring and computer circuits get corroded – or chewed through. This tends to happen in warmer months.
Fortunately, there are a few solid solutions to prevent an ant invasion. Or to bring their occupation to an end.
Answer # 1: Use Bay Leaves to Repel Ants
Bay leaves have natural oil that ants dislike, so use them in camera and kitchen. Ants stay away from cupboards with bay laurel inside – and avoid cameras near bay leaves. A trail camera with a lock box just needs dry leaves put into the box. Otherwise, thread bay leaves together with fishing line, and tie under or around a camera. This is highly effective.
Answer # 2: Coat the Mounting Brackets With Vaseline
Birding enthusiasts feed hummingbirds with sugar solution, which ants find easily. Their solution is to smear Vaseline on the string supporting the bottle. Or, when using a stand they paint around the pole with it, at one level.
When a mounted trail camera uses a bracket, spread Vaseline over it. Ants don’t like it, and don’t try to cross in case their feet get stuck.
Answer # 3: Use Dryer Sheets Inside Your Trail Cameras
We’re talking here about the dryer sheets used in laundries to avoid static electricity. Strangely enough, they contain chemical substances that ants and other bugs hate and avoid.
Cut one of these dryer sheets smaller, so it can fit into your housing unit. Put it inside and attach it to the door. Ants will not try to bite into the camera now. Dryer sheets are the high tech way to stop ants from ruining your game camera. (Image: Courtesy of Bowsite.com)
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