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Post by kevinkk on Oct 18, 2021 16:23:17 GMT -8
They are certainly ants, winged to relocate and mate, they actually look a little small for what I call "carpenter ants", but they still can be a pest issue with their ant activities. These guys of all ant species are everywhere, and often go unnoticed until they swarm out on mating flights, it's the weather during spring and fall that triggers them, windless, warmish mornings or evenings, termites do the same thing as well. My Mom uses brandname insecticides, and that satisfies her- you could pay an exterminator to do pretty much the same thing. It's a losing battle in the long run, but we do what we can.
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Post by jmathos on Oct 18, 2021 18:08:50 GMT -8
They are certainly ants, winged to relocate and mate, they actually look a little small for what I call "carpenter ants", but they still can be a pest issue with their ant activities. These guys of all ant species are everywhere, and often go unnoticed until they swarm out on mating flights, it's the weather during spring and fall that triggers them, windless, warmish mornings or evenings, termites do the same thing as well. My Mom uses brandname insecticides, and that satisfies her- you could pay an exterminator to do pretty much the same thing. It's a losing battle in the long run, but we do what we can. Thank you for your help! Yea they were definitely smaller than the single carpenter ant I found in my basement a few months ago. still quite alarming for sure. Thanks for your insight!
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Post by vexxxed on Oct 19, 2021 10:39:31 GMT -8
Yeah it must be the season. I took this video recently
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Post by jmathos on Oct 19, 2021 14:30:09 GMT -8
I just measured a couple that lingered dead and it was about a quarter inch for the body. More like 0.36 of an inch when include wing to tip
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