Re: ant outburst inside home!!

Lar <larlfu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> :) What would cause such a sudden outburst of aunts? Usually they go
> :) after kitchen food, but my case they are not. Maybe they are after
> :) something I can't see? dead mouse? spider? Does aunt eat spider or
> :) spider eat aunt? I've seen more spiders inside recently...
> :)
> It depends on the type of ant you are seeing. If they are a large ant
> could be there has been a hidden carpenter ant nest that is about to
> swarm. There are a couple of species of small ants that may be living in
> the walls that something has attracted them...anything from toothpaste
> to sweat on a t-shirt can do it. Some species have no real "nest" but
> are like nomads and they have moved the whole colony inside where you
> came across them. Some ants are content feeding on the natural sugars
> found outside and a simple rain shower could have washed their food
> source away having foragers now getting inside the home.
> As far as spiders vs. ants, some ants would readily eat spiders where
> probably all spiders would gladly eat an ant, but neither usually would
> have a chance matched up with most aunts.

Just an update, they appears to be after water. I've killed most of it
in the bathroom, and they are not poping up there. But now they've
showing up in small quantities in the kitchen counter. They seems to
be concentrating in areas that are damp, like under the dishwasher
rack and under the water dispenser. They don't seem to be that
interested in the foods...

They are small and moves relatively fast. Maybe the argentine ants, damn.

Raymond
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