national flying ant day? today?

emo72

was a ruddy big bunch of them this evening in the garden. no harm let them at it.:D

i believe they all do it at the same time.

Cork boy 55

emo72 wrote: »

was a ruddy big bunch of them this evening in the garden. no harm let them at it.:D

i believe they all do it at the same time.

It's usually around mid-july is it not ?

I have a stone structure in garden infested with red ants several different nests I think They are all still there lifted a brick today no flyers just all eggs?
Must be the wet weather.?

The other side of the garden is black ant land.

I have noticed in past that they do their summer fly-off on same day.

Is there a difference in red ants and blacks ants.

Years ago There where only blacks ants around.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuptial_flight

Half-cocked

Huge hatch of them around here. 100's of Black Headed Gulls circling around snapping them up in mid air. A few Terns joining in.

Cork boy 55

lifted the rock on the nest there.
Ants in my garden still have not flown
There is winged ants and plenty of eggs too
They are leaving it a be late
must be the weather must be waiting for a hot dry spell