Winged Ants

Rashna Gandhi

@Rashnag (30592)

• Surat, India

28 Apr 21

@ZedSmart it's some local powder dear. I don't know the name

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@ZedSmart (19787)

• Philippines

28 Apr 21

We spread black pepper powder with our previous problem but I think we need more of the powder if we will use it now. What powder did you use?

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (91092)

• United States

28 Apr 21

They will go away on their own ultimately. Basically what these are, are future queens and males. They mate and then die off, the females go and create nests of regular old ants. The winged ones aren't the problem. It's what comes after. lol

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@ZedSmart (19787)

• Philippines

28 Apr 21

Thank you for the explanation. We got them rid a month ago but they come back (or maybe we never get rid them off) and just transfer new locations. Then, they're making home from fine sands outside the house near the entrance.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (91092)

• United States

28 Apr 21

@ZedSmart Yeah, eventually you won't see winged ones anymore. Just ants.

Bojel

@jobelbojel (35648)

• Philippines

28 Apr 21

They are annoying. How about insect killers? About the flying ones, we get rid of them by killing them.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (35648)

• Philippines

29 Apr 21

@ZedSmart stubborn ants

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@ZedSmart (19787)

• Philippines

29 Apr 21

We tried but still it didn't get rid of them.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471498)

• Switzerland

28 Apr 21

The winged ants come inside when it's going to rain, we had some inside yesterday. I grabbed them and threw them outside.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471498)

• Switzerland

29 Apr 21

@ZedSmart there were only two or three inside the house, not a big deal.

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@ZedSmart (19787)

• Philippines

28 Apr 21

I wish they're just few and I'll do the same. They can be very annoying as we cannot just drive them away.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87819)

• Bangalore, India

28 Apr 21

They can be disgusting. We get those flies in our gazebo lights after it rains. Thankfully it's outdoors but then we can't enjoy a lovely rainy evening outdoors in our gazebo because of them. And it's a lot of cleaning next morning as many die and fall on the terrace floor.

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@ZedSmart (19787)

• Philippines

28 Apr 21

That's exactly our problem because you need to turn off the lights as they become a nuisance.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87819)

• Bangalore, India

28 Apr 21

@ZedSmart Yes.

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Slianty

@slianty (399)

• Indonesia

28 Apr 21

it's not an ant, but a termite. Be careful with termites, they eat wood

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (91092)

• United States

28 Apr 21

@ZedSmart No. Termites do not fly.

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@ZedSmart (19787)

• Philippines

28 Apr 21

@porwest That's right and they're white. Our previous home were infested with termites good thing they're controlled and treated before they made huge damage to wooden beams.

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@ZedSmart (19787)

• Philippines

28 Apr 21

No it's not termites. Termites are not winged, are they?

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Notlilie

@prinzcy (32305)

• Malaysia

5 May 21

I have the black ones that love to take a swim in my water container.

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stanley777

@stanley777 (9402)

• Philippines

29 Apr 21

i remember during rainy season, hundreds of them go in the house

CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Apr 21

We used to have them growing up, not so much any more.

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@ZedSmart (19787)

• Philippines

29 Apr 21

Good that they're not present in your home nowadays.

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@chillpill123 (25)

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28 Apr 21

Sprinkle a solution of shampoo and water from the source they are coming from. It helped me when our house wasn't renovated. At night time after you turn off the lights they will come over your bed every now and then and you will ruin your time in killing em.

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