Mice? Ants?

[BigFish]

No....I don't see any evidence of them Pops. My best guess might be mice. Right above the cellar doorway, below the kitchen......good place if your a mouse?

[Fishpart]

I am a fan of Decon....My wife ranks mice right up there where Clammer ranks bluefish..

As for carpenter ants, they won't start after the wood unless it is wet say a leaky pipe or a spot where the rain can get in. They can't get in the house if you spray the foundation with an impenetrable barrier of hazardous pesticides...