eagle rider Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Looks like ants nested in my one of my cameras. Got in through the card slot and ate through the electronics the seals on the lens. I sent it back to the Moultrie. They replaced it under warranty (they are awesome). I've never had that before, I opened the camera box and there had to be thousands of them on the camera crawling around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 That's a bummer with a good outcome! One of my cameras recently had a huge spider condo set up located between the tree and the camera housing. I got some weird pics when he/she was on the camera lens and something triggered the sensor.........if it ain't squirrels, chipmunks, birds or tall weeds it'll be ants and spiders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg54 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 On 8/23/2015 at 12:31 PM, eagle rider said: Looks like ants nested in my one of my cameras. Got in through the card slot and ate through the electronics the seals on the lens. I sent it back to the Moultrie. They replaced it under warranty (they are awesome). I've never had that before, I opened the camera box and there had to be thousands of them on the camera crawling around. Put cotton ball sprayed with bug spray on inside of cover, that should keep them out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle rider Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Excellent idea. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 On 8/23/2015 at 12:42 PM, greg54 said: Put cotton ball sprayed with bug spray on inside of cover, that should keep them out. I did that and still had ants ruin 2 Primos cameras . Took them apart and cleaned things up and they still won't work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phade Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Ants wreak havoc on the cams themselves, they eat/chew a lot of the components believe it or not, which is why they break cams. If you have ants - remove cam from the field. Place cam in freezer for 24 hours. Take cam apart and blow out the dead ants and re-assemble. Don't set cam in same spot. If you fear ant issues, you can dab a variety of chemicals around the tree itself that the cam is hung on rather than the cam itself as many of the chemicals can damage cam bodies or components. I've only had ant issues 1-2 times and I'll ring permetherin around the tree to prevent revisits. Not foolprood and generally only a summer use. I don't like to mess with chemicals and cams as the season approaches. Diatamaceous earth around the tree on the ground even works some. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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