2021 30' Flying Cloud
2019 25' International
Hebron
, Connecticut
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 24
Ants and Mice
We are heading to Florida on the maiden voyage and while trying to get educated on trailer life, we came across a gross picture of ants on the power cord to the trailer.
Is this common?
And how about other bugs? We have a 2019 International 25FBQ and it seems like things are quite sealed. Can the bugs get in other than the door/windows?
Does anyone have any products they recommend if you think they are really needed?
1977 31' Sovereign
Vintage Kin Owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Sunset Valley
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 744
Mice and ants will find a way to get in.
When ants and other bugs are particularly active, I sprinkle diatemacious earth around any ground contact (tires, jack, shore power cord, hose).
Otherwise, never leave food out stored in the trailer for long periods of time. Clean spills and messes promptly and get a mean cat. Brass wool shoved in cracks and crevices will keep mice at bay but it doesn’t take much of a space for them to get in.
Also, make sure tree branches/leaves are not touching the roof, good path for ants there.
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