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Post by amanda45 on Jul 23, 2020 18:48:49 GMT -8
Hello , an you please help me ? I’m in Virginia . About : days ago my son found tiny ants crawling in his bed and all over the baseboards and window sills . I then spotted them on the doors snd on all three levels . I got Terro traps thinking it was just sugar ants but tonight I had my glasses on and really disguise what I saw . 4 different sizes . A tiny one looked like sugar ant. A skinny thin one a tiny one and then one that was big long skinny with wings and Jumped from floor board . So I realized it was flying . You know snd I smooshed it and it was hard a bid . Here is the picture. Please help I’m worried if it’s termites or of flying ants why ? Something bit me too . I never have bugs now I’m up all night looking snd very stressed. . Please help. Thank you for your time. And sorry so long . Just don’t know why now snd what this is ! Thanks sooo much again. !
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jul 24, 2020 2:40:58 GMT -8
They sound more like ants to me. A colony will contain many different sized individuals of the same species, which perform different duties in the nest and when foraging. Winged examples only appear at certain times of year, they are drones and queens which will fly off and a few of them will eventually found new colonies.
Termites are soft bodied, so I suspect your insects are ants.
Please see the Technical Issues section for information about posting photos to the forum.
If you are really worried I recommend calling the pest control people.
Adam.
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Post by kevinkk on Jul 24, 2020 7:22:55 GMT -8
They sound like ants, they appear from virtually anywhere and seemingly nowhere very quickly.
Besides Terro, Raid makes a good gel product that comes in a giant syringe.
My experience with the ants, is that they'll get used to a product and either avoid it, or
develop some immunity.
You might just be dealing with a hatch of previously unseen ants, or they've moved in, they show
up at my house in weird places and are good at their job- finding food, and they do it quick, one day
you've got nothing, the next it's a black line.
Removing their food source is the best way, but it's not always straight forward.
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