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Post by przfghtr on Jun 19, 2020 7:14:23 GMT -8
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 19, 2020 9:47:32 GMT -8
It's an ant, not a termite. They are attracted to light and fly in through open windows, but also it is possible they are emerging from a nest inside the house. The good news is these flying ants are seasonal, unlike the normal workers in the same nest.
You didn't mention where you are in the world.
Adam.
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Post by przfghtr on Jun 19, 2020 11:42:14 GMT -8
Rutland, MA
And thanks!
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Post by Paul K on Jun 19, 2020 14:26:51 GMT -8
I’m not an expert but if it’s a larger size ( about half inch) it could be carpenter ant. They are not destructive as termites as they don’t eat lumber but they do damage when nesting in lumber as they chew to make a saw dust. Here is a useful link pestcontrolcanada.com/ants-draft/carpenter-ants/ |
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Post by bichos on Jun 20, 2020 0:11:15 GMT -8
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Post by kevinkk on Jun 20, 2020 18:39:51 GMT -8
Antus wingus...
It doesn't look like a carpenter ant, but I'm not an ant expert either. Ant and termite emergences, at least here in the pacific northwest, are triggered by warmth and humidity, usually it's a warmish, humid (if there are any non-humid days at the coast) with no wind, ants usually in the mornings, and the termites in the afternoon.
Normally they're outdoors, and stream out from their ant lair, I couldn't imagine having more than a few of these guys in the house, but it is seasonal and they'll go away...seemingly. The source nest will remain, where ever that is. |
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