Big black ants with wings~do they bite and will they go away?
Question:EW..we've killed maybe 20 within the last week.I squirted some ant gell here & there.will that help?will they bite me in my sleep?O M G >>>WILL THEY JUST GO?Im sure they are flying carpenter ants.I going to get some bate tomorrow,ya know ...little houses & some gel If I can find it.
Answers:
Ants don't care for mint or citrus, cloves or bay leaves, so think orange peel, peppermint tea, lemon juice, ground cloves, etc. If you can plant mint around the foundations of your home, you may deter them from entering. Vinegar has the same acid as citrus, so use it to clean with and ants won't feel welcome. (It probably erases or overpowers the odor trail other ants have left for them to follow.)
Clean bench tops and cupboards down really well, and then wipe down with a clean damp cloth that has a few drops of essential peppermint oil on it, you may need to apply a few drops of oil a couple of times.
Ants hate the smell of it and it is also environmentally friendly, and safe for humans and children, and no residue powders etc to clean up. And the big bonus is that the room smells fresh and minty. I also want to add that you can put the oil on a cotton ball after cleaning and put in the areas you have ants and that should help too...replace once the smell is gone.
I hope this was helpful,Good Luck! :)
If these ants are about a half inch long and they are winged then they are hatching out to form new colonies.
This can last up to a month.
Look for the source, track them down and spray at the source.
Go get them!
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