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On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:26:02 -0400, Meanie wrote:

Princess ants? Yes, common housefly.


Princess ants are not a species of ant. It is a caste. As a general rule,
they (and male drones) are about twice the size of the corresponding
wingless worker caste of the species.

By all means, take a few to a professional exterminator for positive
identification. If they are ants:

1) The good news is that the problem will seem to clear up quickly as time
passes out of the breeding season.

2) The bad news is that your house has a mature colony hidden somewhere.


Of course, if they are not ants, you must search a bit further to find out
where they are breeding. A dead rodent might provide enough meat to sustain
a few generations of ordinary maggots / houseflies. A small carcass might
not even give off a lot of smell, because the maggots feed on the dead meat
before odoriferous bacteria can. In this case, the problem should take care
of itself when all that is left is hair and bones.

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