Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and
came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.
The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no
obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were
larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead
or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? Thx

Image:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png

Great picture, I did look. I don't know what kind of bugs. others on this
list will know.

I'd look in the phone book in the government section. "Agricultural
department" or some such. Sweep up a bunch of these bugs, into a glass jar,
and screw the lid on. Go ask.

Also look for farm and garden stores near you, they may know.

Christopher A. Young
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"Name Classified" wrote in message
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Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and
came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.
The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no
obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were
larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead
or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? Thx

Image:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png

On Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:59:08 AM UTC-7, Name Classified wrote:
Hi,

I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and

came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.

The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no

obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were

larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead

or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? Thx



Image:

http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png





http://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Ta...358663&k=ofVb3

Name Classified wrote:
Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and
came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.
The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no
obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were
larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead
or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? Thx

Image:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png

Looks like termites to me -- not flying ants.

Here's a photo of each:
http://www.cowleys.com/termite-or-flying-ant .



Or you could do this to see how to find out if they are termites or flying
ants:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=termites+vs+flying+ants .






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On Aug 14, 11:59*am, Name Classified wrote:
Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and
came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.
The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no
obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were
larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead
or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? *Thx

Image:http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png



A carpenter ant colony on the move because of dry conditions (maybe).
It might be smart to look for damage they have left behind, typically
in areas where water leakage has happened. If there are nearby trees
already infested, they can move into houses where untreated wet wood
might exit.

Joe

On 8/14/2012 2:46 PM, TomR wrote:
Name Classified wrote:
Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and
came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.
The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no
obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were
larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead
or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? Thx

Image:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png

Looks like termites to me -- not flying ants.

Here's a photo of each:
http://www.cowleys.com/termite-or-flying-ant .



Or you could do this to see how to find out if they are termites or flying
ants:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=termites+vs+flying+ants .




Does not look good. I'd start poking around the wood looking for
damage. These could be termites. Normal termites are white but when
swarming are dark like ants. I decided to have the exterior of my house
treated with thermador this spring because of all the termites in stumps
around the house and fact that neighbors on both sides had them and were
treated in past years. There are shorter acting chemical treatments you
can do yourself but it is hard to reach foundation around patios and
porches next to house.

Termite inspection was perfunctory in my estimation since inspector did
not poke foundation wood like I had done and there was no evidence of
any in the house.

Swarming in the house normally means wood damage.

On Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:59:08 AM UTC-7, Name Classified wrote:
Hi,

I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and

came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.

The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no

obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were

larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead

or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? Thx



Image:

http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png





You need to get a magnifying glass and post a close-up picture.

Frank wrote:
On 8/14/2012 2:46 PM, TomR wrote:
Name Classified wrote:
Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot)
and came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a
window. The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but
there are no obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with
wings, a few were larger and had bodies with two segments and
wings. They were all dead or barely alive. Can anyone identify them
and recommend action? Thx Image:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png

Looks like termites to me -- not flying ants.

Here's a photo of each:
http://www.cowleys.com/termite-or-flying-ant .



Or you could do this to see how to find out if they are termites or
flying ants:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=termites+vs+flying+ants .

Does not look good. I'd start poking around the wood looking for
damage. These could be termites. Normal termites are white but when
swarming are dark like ants. I decided to have the exterior of my
house treated with thermador this spring because of all the termites
in stumps around the house and fact that neighbors on both sides had
them and were treated in past years. ....

It does look like termites to me. One way to compare is that termites have
two body sections (a head and body) while ants have three sections (head,
middle section, body). Also termite wings on each side tend to be more
equal in length.

The best thing to do is save some of the flying insects in a jar or
container and let an exterminating company look at them and check your
house. They can identify if they are termites or flying ants.

The treatment is usually Termidor around the exterior of the home. That
provides a barrier, plus the termites come in contact with it and bring it
back to the nest and that kills the colony.

TomR wrote:
Frank wrote:
On 8/14/2012 2:46 PM, TomR wrote:
Name Classified wrote:
Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot)
and came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a
window. The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but
there are no obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with
wings, a few were larger and had bodies with two segments and
wings. They were all dead or barely alive. Can anyone identify them
and recommend action? Thx Image:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png

Looks like termites to me -- not flying ants.

Here's a photo of each:
http://www.cowleys.com/termite-or-flying-ant .

Or you could do this to see how to find out if they are termites or
flying ants:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=termites+vs+flying+ants .

Does not look good. I'd start poking around the wood looking for
damage. These could be termites. Normal termites are white but when
swarming are dark like ants. I decided to have the exterior of my
house treated with thermador this spring because of all the termites
in stumps around the house and fact that neighbors on both sides had
them and were treated in past years. ....

It does look like termites to me. One way to compare is that
termites have two body sections (a head and body) while ants have
three sections (head, middle section, body). Also termite wings on
each side tend to be more equal in length.

The best thing to do is save some of the flying insects in a jar or
container and let an exterminating company look at them and check your
house. They can identify if they are termites or flying ants.

The treatment is usually Termidor around the exterior of the home. That
provides a barrier, plus the termites come in contact with it
and bring it back to the nest and that kills the colony.

Also, here is a fairly good YouTube video that shows how to determine the
diference between swarming termites and flying ants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeXLdBW_1c8 .

TomR wrote:

Also, here is a fairly good YouTube video that shows how to determine
the difference between swarming termites and flying ants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeXLdBW_1c8 .

P.S. Well, after I viewed the YouTube video, I am not so sure they are
termites. The photo isn't very clear, but the video says that for termites
the length of the wings should be much larger than the termite body size.
If the wings are only slightly larger than the body size, it tends to be
flying ants.

Again, the photo is not very clear, so who knows -- but maybe this is good
news for the OP.

The "waist" between the segmented sections is very thin which means
they are flying ants not termites.
You can't see it very well in my pic though.

On Aug 14, 3:37*pm, "TomR" wrote:
TomR wrote:

Also, here is a fairly good YouTube video that shows how to determine
the difference between swarming termites and flying ants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeXLdBW_1c8.

P.S. Well, after I viewed the YouTube video, I am not so sure they are
termites. *The photo isn't very clear, but the video says that for termites
the length of the wings should be much larger than the termite body size.
If the wings are only slightly larger than the body size, it tends to be
flying ants.

Again, the photo is not very clear, so who knows -- but maybe this is good
news for the OP.

That's good news -- no termites. Great.

Name Classified wrote:
The "waist" between the segmented sections is very thin which means
they are flying ants not termites.
You can't see it very well in my pic though.

On Aug 14, 3:37 pm, "TomR" wrote:
TomR wrote:

Also, here is a fairly good YouTube video that shows how to
determine the difference between swarming termites and flying ants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeXLdBW_1c8.

P.S. Well, after I viewed the YouTube video, I am not so sure they
are termites. The photo isn't very clear, but the video says that
for termites the length of the wings should be much larger than the
termite body size. If the wings are only slightly larger than the
body size, it tends to be flying ants.

Again, the photo is not very clear, so who knows -- but maybe this
is good news for the OP.

"TomR" wrote in message
...
Name Classified wrote:
Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and
came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.
The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no
obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were
larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead
or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? Thx

Image:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png

Looks like termites to me -- not flying ants.

Here's a photo of each:
http://www.cowleys.com/termite-or-flying-ant .



Or you could do this to see how to find out if they are termites or flying
ants:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=termites+vs+flying+ants .

Looks like the ants ate some of the termites to me. Look like either flying
ants or termites.

Steve

On Aug 14, 6:38*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
"TomR" wrote in message

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Name Classified wrote:
Hi,
I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and
came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window.
The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but there are no
obvious holes. Most of the bugs are very small with wings, a few were
larger and had bodies with two segments and wings. They were all dead
or barely alive. Can anyone identify them and recommend action? *Thx

Image:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2zzowfq.png

Looks like termites to me -- not flying ants.

Here's a photo of each:
http://www.cowleys.com/termite-or-flying-ant.

Or you could do this to see how to find out if they are termites or flying
ants:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=termites+vs+flying+ants.

Looks like the ants ate some of the termites to me. *Look like either flying
ants or termites.

Steve


We had termites once -- they gathered on the sliding glass door. The
wings were white or gray -- and that was the most prominent thing
about them. Hardly noticed the body. They didn't look like that
picture posted.
I am in Florida and have had some "new to me" bugs this year -- they
gather under the window in the dining area where I have another
computer. You don't notice them at first because they blend in with
the wires -- they are black and very small--and there are webs around
the area (like spider webs). Don't know how they get in -- don't
think its through the window above them. Think its through wires
(cable comes in there from outside). Have no idea what they are --
they clump together and killing them is easy...they don't try to run
away.

On 8/14/2012 5:12 PM, TomR wrote:
That's good news -- no termites. Great.

Name Classified wrote:
The "waist" between the segmented sections is very thin which means
they are flying ants not termites.
You can't see it very well in my pic though.

On Aug 14, 3:37 pm, "TomR" wrote:
TomR wrote:

Also, here is a fairly good YouTube video that shows how to
determine the difference between swarming termites and flying ants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeXLdBW_1c8.

P.S. Well, after I viewed the YouTube video, I am not so sure they
are termites. The photo isn't very clear, but the video says that
for termites the length of the wings should be much larger than the
termite body size. If the wings are only slightly larger than the
body size, it tends to be flying ants.

Again, the photo is not very clear, so who knows -- but maybe this
is good news for the OP.



Yes, it is good. I went through this many years ago, pre-internet and
was able to distinguish between ants and termites with a swarm in my
garage which on close examination were clearly ants.

Stumps near my house are full of termites and I noted the swarming ones
were not white like the termites themselves but the color of ants.
The thermador along the house does not appear to have affected them and
it's been a couple of months since I had the treatment. I was concerned
that after the stumps were consumed they were traveling down the dead
roots and I had seen them within 5 feet of the house. Terminex said it
is good for about 10 years and I'm getting their insurance against wood
damage or infestation. I could have kept putting down shorter acting
stuff available to home owners but decided on thermador for peace of mind.

My next door neighbor who discovered them with a swarm in the house had
the juvenile hormone treatment and I noticed that it wiped out all the
termites in the area but they are back now. Exterminators said these
colonies can attack wood hundreds of feet away.