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Flying ants or termites? Walter Cohen 04-12-2008
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Posted by Walter Cohen on April 12, 2008, 10:48 am
How do I tell the difference between flying/winged ants and flying/winged
termites?
I have what look like winged ants (black bodies with long wings) that have
been congregating on the inside of a window sill in my home. There are
numerous discarded wings along the floor too.

Any help is appreciated.
Walter


Posted by Slightly Graying Wolf on April 12, 2008, 10:57 am
Walter Cohen wrote:
> How do I tell the difference between flying/winged ants and
> flying/winged termites?
> I have what look like winged ants (black bodies with long wings) that
> have been congregating on the inside of a window sill in my home. There
> are numerous discarded wings along the floor too.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
> Walter

Do a search for both and you should find some good illustrations of their
wing and body shapes. I had a similar problem last year and ours turned out
to be the lesser evil of the two (ants).

It took about a month but we got rid of them last year, (as I look down I
see a scout crossing the floor now, seems it is ant hunting season all over
again.




Posted by max on April 12, 2008, 11:34 am
wrote:

> Do a search for both and you should find some good illustrations of their
> wing and body shapes. I had a similar problem last year and ours turned out
> to be the lesser evil of the two (ants).
>
> It took about a month but we got rid of them last year, (as I look down I
> see a scout crossing the floor now, seems it is ant hunting season all over
> again.

in all seriousness, you probably didn't get rid of them as much as you
endured their mating/migration/whatever season.

Ants taste like limes, termites taste like lemons.

.max

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Posted by Mikepier on April 12, 2008, 11:46 am
I have the same problem with small carpenter ants. I have seen a few
with wings. They are also around my windowsill. I purchased some of
those Raid stakes they sell in the supermarket and put a few around
outside my house. They seem to have subsided somewhat. I followed
everyones advice with avoiding wet/damp spots around outside of house
like gutters, leaves, old wood.

Posted by Walter Cohen on April 12, 2008, 12:37 pm
I've had good success with Combat ant killing gel.

W
> Walter Cohen wrote:
>> How do I tell the difference between flying/winged ants and
>> flying/winged termites?
>> I have what look like winged ants (black bodies with long wings) that
>> have been congregating on the inside of a window sill in my home. There
>> are numerous discarded wings along the floor too.
>>
>> Any help is appreciated.
>> Walter
>
> Do a search for both and you should find some good illustrations of their
> wing and body shapes. I had a similar problem last year and ours turned
> out to be the lesser evil of the two (ants).
>
> It took about a month but we got rid of them last year, (as I look down I
> see a scout crossing the floor now, seems it is ant hunting season all
> over again.
>
>
>


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