ants setting my camera off
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 54
ants setting my camera off
how can i stop ants from crawling on the motion sensor of my camera and setting this off i know its ants because when i opened my camera up they fell out and ive had hundreds of photos taken but nuthing was there to set it off so ive pin pointed ants to be the problem
#2
I've had the same problem with ants, especially at this time of year. I can't say they ever set off the camera though. Are you sure it's not the wind blowing the foilage or anything?
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#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,592
Here are a few suggestions: 1)check the tree the camera is mounted on and around the base to see if the ants have a home there. 2)cayenne pepper is an ant deterent, but not sure if it gives off an odour or scent. 3)Is it possible to move the camera to another tree but still use the selected area?
You mention ants inside the camera when you open it. If it has the external port and you are not using it, cover it with masking tape, frog tape (painters tape) or duck tape. I have the 2009 model Bushnell Trophy Trail camera that has a rubber plug in the bottom for the 12 volt external port. The plug does not fit tight and is easily removed. I put tape inside the camera over the hole. Check the rubber seal of the camera for damage.
Good luck.
You mention ants inside the camera when you open it. If it has the external port and you are not using it, cover it with masking tape, frog tape (painters tape) or duck tape. I have the 2009 model Bushnell Trophy Trail camera that has a rubber plug in the bottom for the 12 volt external port. The plug does not fit tight and is easily removed. I put tape inside the camera over the hole. Check the rubber seal of the camera for damage.
Good luck.
#4
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 54
Here are a few suggestions: 1)check the tree the camera is mounted on and around the base to see if the ants have a home there. 2)cayenne pepper is an ant deterent, but not sure if it gives off an odour or scent. 3)Is it possible to move the camera to another tree but still use the selected area?
You mention ants inside the camera when you open it. If it has the external port and you are not using it, cover it with masking tape, frog tape (painters tape) or duck tape. I have the 2009 model Bushnell Trophy Trail camera that has a rubber plug in the bottom for the 12 volt external port. The plug does not fit tight and is easily removed. I put tape inside the camera over the hole. Check the rubber seal of the camera for damage.
Good luck.
You mention ants inside the camera when you open it. If it has the external port and you are not using it, cover it with masking tape, frog tape (painters tape) or duck tape. I have the 2009 model Bushnell Trophy Trail camera that has a rubber plug in the bottom for the 12 volt external port. The plug does not fit tight and is easily removed. I put tape inside the camera over the hole. Check the rubber seal of the camera for damage.
Good luck.
#5
Yote - use a light dusting of Sevin dust inside the box of the camera. Used carefully it won't harm a thing. It don't take a whole bunch.
I had ants in my trail cams too. Mine are protected by metal bear boxes so I used Sevin dust inside the box and that took care of my problem. If you do not have a metal protetion just the trail cam box - then - I did treat the inside of a Moultrie plastic box last yr and the dust is still there.
You can spray the inside of a plastic bag, 3 second burst is all that is needed (DO NOT SPRAY ON CAMERA) with any household insecticide - I use Raid House and Garden -place your trail cam in the bag and then seal the bag with a twist tie. This will fumigate the camera.
or you can always use Sevin dust at the base of the tree tool Sevin does not have much odor or spray the tree trunk.
All I can think of since I worked in the bug industry.
JW
I had ants in my trail cams too. Mine are protected by metal bear boxes so I used Sevin dust inside the box and that took care of my problem. If you do not have a metal protetion just the trail cam box - then - I did treat the inside of a Moultrie plastic box last yr and the dust is still there.
You can spray the inside of a plastic bag, 3 second burst is all that is needed (DO NOT SPRAY ON CAMERA) with any household insecticide - I use Raid House and Garden -place your trail cam in the bag and then seal the bag with a twist tie. This will fumigate the camera.
or you can always use Sevin dust at the base of the tree tool Sevin does not have much odor or spray the tree trunk.
All I can think of since I worked in the bug industry.
JW
#7
I might add to throw a camera that may have been infested with ants in a freezer for a few days. It should kill the ants and eggs inside the camera. Then take compressed air (aerosal can for cleaning keyboards) and blow out the inside of the camera.
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2009
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#10
I have had the same problem and I was given an off the wall idea that worked. Put your camera out when it is clean and free of ants and then spread vasoline around the tree both above and below where the camera is mounted on the tree, all the way around. Believe it or not the ants won't cross that stuff. I did not believe it at first but it works.