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Ants eating through brick mortar!
Oh no they don't just walk in thru holes. Have you not seen the amount of powder/dry mortar they drill out 7n order to claim their home with a queen. !!!
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On 21/06/2020 18:42, Andy Burns wrote:
wrote: Oh no they don't They're behind you! the flying variety took up residence inside my cavity wall insulation once. One hot day, my bedroom was full of flying ants that had squeezed through the gap between reveal and window cill. |
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Yes I got some in through the corner of a window where hthe slight void had
been made from cement but not any longer. Maybe they use formic acid to do it. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! wrote in message ... Oh no they don't just walk in thru holes. Have you not seen the amount of powder/dry mortar they drill out 7n order to claim their home with a queen. !!! |
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On 21/06/2020 19:22, Andrew wrote:
the flying variety took up residence inside my cavity wall insulation once. One hot day, my bedroom was full of flying ants that had squeezed through the gap between reveal and window cill. The flying variety are called wasps. Or bees. What you had is a regular ant colony. Usually once a year when the weather is just right they produce a brood of winged male and females. This is how the colony reproduces. The males have a day or so, a quick one or two with the females, and then they are dead. The females break their wings off and found a new colony. The workers are all sterile females. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuptial_flight Andy |
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On 21/06/2020 19:22, Andrew wrote:
On 21/06/2020 18:42, Andy Burns wrote: wrote: Oh no they don't They're behind you! the flying variety took up residence inside my cavity wall insulation once. One hot day, my bedroom was full of flying ants that had squeezed through the gap between reveal and window cill. There are various plants that deter various insects. Look into the testimony of others for outside and inside the home. |
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On 21/06/2020 19:36, alan_m wrote:
On 21/06/2020 18:40, wrote: Oh no they don't just walk in thru holes. Have you not seen the amount of powder/dry mortar they drill out 7n order to claim their home with a queen. !!! Google seems to be worse than the banter web portal This thread is from 2006 I might be replying to the dead? Uncanny. |
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