Carpenter ants and spiders; oh my!

I just bought a cabin and started pulling old windows for replacement today. I found LOTS of carpenter ants, spiders, Asian beetles, etc. What’s the most effective way to enact genocide on any species with more than 2 legs?…….. I’m mostly concerned with the carpenter ants as they seem to have done a real number on some of the framing lumber I’ve uncovered. I’d appreciate any advice or insight.

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To-setter,
The reason for your infestation is wood rot. A moist environment is their preferred home. Unlike a termite where the wood is food that they prefer more fresh.

Bayer Tempo concentrate. Available from amazon, fleet farm, farm & fleet, etc. (in the farm section – not the wussy yard and garden “spray and hope” section.)

Kills them dead NOW (less than a minute) and leaves a one year barrier against future insects. Not just wet wood that attracts them, carpenter ants also like to use dry cavities for nesting sites – think the space between joists…… Search and destroy any ground nests and spray around your foundation and between the foundation and sill, etc. for a perimeter barrier.