This morning when Tim came downstairs he noticed a few bugs on the window. Being the wonderfully thoughtful husband that he is, he left them on the window so I could see the too. I knew immediately that they were flying ants. Yuck. And apparently he didn’t notice just how many there were.
He went off to work, and I spent the next 15 min. vacuuming up the offenders. I also noticed a bunch of regular ants around the door way, so I’ve put down some poison and we’ll see if it works. I do not like ants. Mainly b/c they seem to be so hard to get rid of!
I spent a little bit of time this morning researching the ants to make sure I know exactly what they are and more importantly, how to get rid of them. I’m a little distraught at the information that I found… apparently flying ants are the “reproductive helpers” in a very large ant colony. So. We’ve got ants. A lot of ants. And I need to get rid of them pronto.
I’m pretty sure I know where the colony is and, if I’m right, it’s the same colony that creeps up every year. I guess I’m not doing a very good job of eliminating them each year…
No problem. I have you covered.
I have an idea. All I need is 2 boxes of dynamite (by the stick), matches, a fully-automatic machine gun, a flame-thrower, a motorcycle, fencing equipment…oh, yeah…and that machine from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
I like Nathan’s idea. 🙂
You’re sure they’re ant and not termites, right? Or is it just in the south where if you find flying ants in your house you check the wood work?