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Flying ants or termites? Walter Cohen 04-12-2008
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Posted by Rich on April 12, 2008, 11:02 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

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Posted by ransley on April 12, 2008, 11:45 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. =A0There are
> numerous discarded wings along the floor too.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
> Walter

Are they large, Carpenter ants can do alot of damage, they dont spread
like termites but they ruin wood like termites.

Posted by Walter Cohen on April 12, 2008, 12:36 pm
No, not large at all (without their wings), and they certainly are NOT
carpenter ants as I already have those!
W
> 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

Are they large, Carpenter ants can do alot of damage, they dont spread
like termites but they ruin wood like termites.


Posted by Norminn on April 12, 2008, 2:08 pm
Walter Cohen wrote:

> No, not large at all (without their wings), and they certainly are NOT
> carpenter ants as I already have those!
> W
>
>> 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
>
>
> Are they large, Carpenter ants can do alot of damage, they dont spread
> like termites but they ruin wood like termites.

They tend to infest already damaged wood - damp, rotted, earlier
infested by termites.
We had loads of them in/around our Florida condo, but never found them
in sound wood.
Cleaning up and making repairs worked far better than poison.

Posted by gpsman on April 12, 2008, 12:38 pm
>
> Are they large, Carpenter ants can do alot of damage, they dont spread
> like termites but they ruin wood like termites.

No, they spread faster than termites. The OP is most likely seeing
carpenter ants.

Carpenter ants, IME, run straight for the highest (and warmest) point
in the house, nest there and eat their way down.

Subterranean termites are not nearly so ambitious. They tend to
remain close to the ground and eat their way up, usually damaging
wooden foundation structure.

The problem with both is that not seeing them <> not having them.

The big problem with eradicating carpenter ants is that the PCO
rarely, if ever, treats the highest point of the structure where the
first nest is usually established.

They detect and avoid the applied pesticide so the homeowner doesn't
see them and thinks they're "cured".

The typical PCO very often just stresses the colony so it splits into
2 ensuring the potential of future business. Not necessarily by ill
intent, just ignorance.
-----

- gpsman

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