Flying ants

  • 7 Replies
  • 891 Views
*

mrs bouquet

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Worthing,West Sussex
  • 5917
Flying ants
« on: July 07, 2022, 17:14 »
30 minutes ago, they started.  The air is full of them, I have had to come in.   Watering later - much later, Mrs Bouquet
Birds in cages do not sing  -  They are crying.

*

mumofstig

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Kent
  • 58185
Re: Flying ants
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2022, 19:05 »
Bad luck! They haven't started here yet.

*

MrsPea

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: West Sussex
  • 2684
Re: Flying ants
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2022, 18:53 »
We also had them in the greenhouse covered them in ant powder and fled , by the morning they were all dead  :lol:
I Love my green house

*

Yorkie

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: North Yorkshire
  • 26437
Re: Flying ants
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2022, 22:07 »
We should plot their direction of travel on a map  :lol:
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

*

RubyRed

  • Experienced Member
  • ***
  • Location: Derbyshire
  • 150
Re: Flying ants
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2022, 00:22 »
We also had them in the greenhouse covered them in ant powder and fled , by the morning they were all dead  :lol:
      :( >:(

*

snowdrops

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Burbage,Leics
  • 19581
Re: Flying ants
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2022, 08:04 »
A couple of nights ago I went into the greenhouse & there were hundreds of them all in the roof on the spiders webs up there. I left well alone & thought what a good thing I left the webs. The next morning nearly all the webs were clear & I've not found the bodies or where they went to. So I don’t know whether now I’ve got huge fat spiders or Houdini style flying ants :lol:
There’s been a few others on the streets as I’ve been walking about.
A woman's place is in her garden.

See my diary pages here
and add a comment here

*

New shoot

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Reading
  • 18491
Re: Flying ants
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2022, 11:48 »
I leave them alone as well.  There are spiders in the greenhouse roof space and a toad that patrols down below, plus frogs in the back garden pond that all love flying ant days.

If you keep chickens, they go really quite hysterical for a while, running all over the garden making excitement clucks as they discover treasure absolutely everywhere.  This subsides into contented lounging on the lawn when they have eaten enough to stuff themselves to nearly bursting  :lol:

*

lettice

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Sunny South Coast, Hampshire
  • 1531
Re: Flying ants
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2022, 12:47 »
I notice a few flying ants appearing on the paths end of last week.

I have always done this with ants.
Watch where they are going to/from.
Make up a solution of vinegar and water and spray that on their trail. It does not kill them but deters them from that trail.

The most effective method of killing ants that I have used over the years and mentioned on here before is to lay a small line of cornmeal.
Did that the other day and no more flying ants or trails of ants have appeared on the path.


xx
Flying Ant Day

Started by mumofstig on Chatting on the Plot

3 Replies
630 Views
Last post August 04, 2021, 17:29
by MrsPea
xx
Flying Insects

Started by mrs bouquet on Chatting on the Plot

7 Replies
655 Views
Last post August 23, 2022, 11:12
by Goosegirl
xx
Ants with a bonus

Started by mrs bouquet on Chatting on the Plot

4 Replies
953 Views
Last post June 30, 2018, 21:23
by grinling
 

Page created in 0.138 seconds with 47 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |