Clean and vacuum th.
Ants on your carpet.
Still this problem needs to be resolved fast because having ants can quickly become a serious problem.
Make sure there is no accidental stash anywhere.
Is there food left out anywhere.
Crush any larger particulates so it settles into your carpet.
These can come to your house with exposed soil.
Get raid antspray it lasts up to 4 weeks with one spraying and that should do the trick.
Odorous house ants color ranges from dark brown to black.
Their size can be between 1 16 to 1 8 inches.
Ants will only go where there are resources.
I ve had carpet ants but they werent of the carpenter ant variety they were very very tiny and red about the size of a pencil tip.
They nest under carpets and in wall cracks.
Make sure it really gets in there and all around.
Ants can take any household by a surprise and having ants in your carpet is nothing out of the ordinary.
Finally make sure to seal entrances like doors and windows and cut back brushes or trees that carpenter ants could nest in.
For a long term solution find out why the ants are coming in from outdoors and hitting your carpet.
These ants live underneath your carpets and can go crazy in causing an infestation.
You should also keep your kitchen as clean as possible since carpenter ants are attracted to crumbs and food spills.
The smell of the vinegar will confuse and deter the ants.