How do they know ?

[Evans Electric]

How do WHO know you may ask ? The flying ants of course , who according to local radio have all took to the air this afternoon across B,ham and the Midlands , so as we cover most of the UK on here , who else has flying ants and where ?

If we all have them today what on earth triggers them off?

 

[Andy™]

none here fortunately

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

We had them in London 2 weeks ago

 

[pewter]

Swarms of them in essex today

 

[apprentice87]

None here.. south wales..

john

 

[steptoe]

none here,

and I hate them, nearly as much as claggs, [ A like an E almost]

but have never come across any claggs in England, they must be an irish problem, all that moss ground I suppose.! :|

f'in hate ants at the best of times, flying is worse,,,,,,,,

now, where's me 12bore?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

just in case.......

 

[Barx]

Been for a walk this aft with the wife and saw tons around the local lake.

 

[batty]

Its mating day for ants.

BBC News - Who What Why: How do flying ants know it's mating day?

 

[OnOff]

Poxy things, loads down in Kent today. It was either the Shed & Fence Treatment or the Budweiser that attracted them!

 

[steptoe]

I dont think they were wanting to paint your shed! :slap

 

[Evans Electric]

none here,and I hate them, nearly as much as claggs, [ A like an E almost]

but have never come across any claggs in England, they must be an irish problem, all that moss ground I suppose.! :|

f'in hate ants at the best of times, flying is worse,,,,,,,,

now, where's me 12bore?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

just in case.......

Claggs ??? Claggs ??? What the hell are Claggs???

 

[Steve3948]

Ask ADAM

 

[Badfish]

Loads here today in reading.

 

[wozz]

Poxy things, loads down in Kent today. It was either the Shed & Fence Treatment or the Budweiser that attracted them!

im in kent but didnt see any, slugs however had to jog in the road as they have taken over the pavement!

 

[kerching]

I have one of those Taser Tennis Racket fly tw@ters. Brilliant, get one! It should be an Olympic Event.

Tw@ a bluebottle when it is dusk...all the room lights up....fricking awesome. It is my main form of excercise... :coat

 

[steptoe]

im in kent but didnt see any, slugs however had to jog in the road as they have taken over the pavement!

you have slugs that jog?

whatever next?

I suppose its all that posh air darn sarf.........

 

[batty]

When we came back off holiday a few weeks back the ants had actually moved in. They had a trail from the front door through the hall into the kitchen and right out to the back door. So it was a quick dose with the ant powder at the front door and a quick hoover. They haven't come back yet maybe that is why everybody else has the flying ones and we don't.

 

[a1]

None here.. south wales..john

WSe've had them here for weeks, maybe a month or two, even.

It must be so rough where you live, not even flying ants will venture there. :slap

 

[NozSpark]

We didn't have any until today

Thanks Deke