What to do against flying ants

What you need:

• silicone
• Vinegar water
• Baking soda, cinnamon, or lavender oil
• Sugar traps made from syrup or honey water
• Bait boxes
• Possibly. Ant spray

Interesting facts about flying ants

• Flying Ants occur mainly in apartments that are located near the forest. If these animals have nested in your apartment, then this mainly happens in damp areas of the apartment, for example in rotten areas wood or in insulation materials such as cork or styrofoam.
• These flying ants are native ants that are raised by their conspecifics with a special feed for the purpose of reproduction.
• These are both young queens and males who are on their wedding flight. This usually takes no longer than two to three days and takes place in early summer, between May and June. During this time, these ants usually appear suddenly and in real swarms.
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• The males die a short time after the wedding flight. The females lose their wings and become ordinary ants. There may not be much you need to do about these ants; if you have flying ants in your home, it is often enough if you have all of them window open wide so the ants can go outside.

You should avoid the chemical club against these animals whenever possible and only use it if nothing else has helped.

This is how you can take action against these critters

• If you want to prevent flying ants in your home, you should make it impossible for the animals to nestle there. You can do this by mainly removing or removing damp spots in the apartment. dry out and seal leaks such as doors and windows as well as roller shutter boxes.
• Since these animals orient themselves on the moon, they can also be attracted by light sources in your apartment when it is dark. If only a few flying ants have found their way into your apartment, you should switch off all light sources and open the windows wide.
• It can also be helpful against flying ants if you interrupt existing ant routes by For example, you can buy coffee or lime powder, baking powder, crushed eggshells or chilli powder there place.
• You can sprinkle or sprinkle lavender oil, baking powder or cinnamon in existing nests. trickle away the ants. When the ants have left the nest, you should definitely remove it to prevent flying ants from nesting there again. You can find appropriate nests by simply following the ant trails, these always lead to their shelter.
• You can also try the flying ants with the vacuum cleaner capture. However, you should then remove the dust bag or Dispose of or empty. As a support, you should clean the floor thoroughly with vinegar water more often in order to remove possible ant trails.
• Another way you can take action against these critters is with so-called bait cans. With the bait boxes, it is important that you place them correctly, next to possible ant roads and on room corners, on skirting boards, cracks in the masonry or the edges of timber. It is best to check this bait every day. If the ants hardly or not at all accepted the bait, you should try other means.
• An interesting alternative to these bait boxes are sugar traps with sugary home remedies such as honey water or syrup. You put these substances on flat plates and place them along the ant trails. Replace these baits with fresh ones on a regular basis.

If none of that helped, you can still use suitable ant sprays available from retailers. However, if you have children or pets in your household, you should avoid the use of such sprays as much as possible.