Just saw a huge swarm of ants on the balcony on the
upper rafters. Sprayed an entire can of raid, but where
do these red and swarms come from?

Every 100th or 500th ant was big, with wings. Maybe thirty
or forty out of thousands had wings. The rest are two or
three millimeter red ants.

Any idea why the swarm?
I've lived here for five years and have never seen that.

On Sat, 2 Apr 2016 21:58:04 -0000 (UTC), Harold R
wrote:

Just saw a huge swarm of ants on the balcony on the
upper rafters. Sprayed an entire can of raid, but where
do these red and swarms come from?

Every 100th or 500th ant was big, with wings. Maybe thirty
or forty out of thousands had wings. The rest are two or
three millimeter red ants.

Any idea why the swarm?

Nature? Looking for a new home.

I've lived here for five years and have never seen that.

Many kinds of creatures "swarm".

On Sat, 2 Apr 2016 21:58:04 -0000 (UTC), Harold R
wrote:

Just saw a huge swarm of ants on the balcony on the
upper rafters. Sprayed an entire can of raid, but where
do these red and swarms come from?

Every 100th or 500th ant was big, with wings. Maybe thirty
or forty out of thousands had wings. The rest are two or
three millimeter red ants.

Any idea why the swarm?
I've lived here for five years and have never seen that.

They are living in the ground somewhere nearby. When a mound is mature
they send out a new queen in a swarm to start a new mound somewhere.
You are hoping that the queen died in your attack. The do work pretty
hard to protect her tho.

On Sat, 2 Apr 2016 21:58:04 -0000 (UTC), Harold R wrote:

Any idea why the swarm?

It sounds like a mating swarm of carpenter ants.


I've lived here for five years and have never seen that.

They do it about 2 or 3 days each year. Also, it may be that after five
years from inception, it is now big enough to support a mating swarm.

BTW, your house probably needs to be re-built.


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Harold wrote:
Just saw a huge swarm of ants on the balcony on the
upper rafters. Sprayed an entire can of raid, but where
do these red and swarms come from?
Every 100th or 500th ant was big, with wings. Maybe thirty
or forty out of thousands had wings. The rest are two or
three millimeter red ants.
Any idea why the swarm?
I've lived here for five years and have never seen that.

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