itty bitty black ants - Ask Extension
There are hundreds (thousands) of these tiny black dots (ants & they do fly) - they show up everywhere - I try to kill them but they seem to multi...
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itty bitty black ants #874856
Asked June 26, 2024, 5:31 PM EDT
There are hundreds (thousands) of these tiny black dots (ants & they do fly) - they show up everywhere - I try to kill them but they seem to multiply - they don't seem to hurt anything but I don't know to get rid of them permanently. Help & Thank you
Marion County Oregon
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Hi Bonny and thanks for your question about the flying ants. Ants do develop wings when they are going to mate and start a new colony, but not knowing what kind of ants they are, I can't really make a recommendation. I'll attach a website that can help you figure out what kind of ants they are as well as how to treat them. Scroll down to the section on ants and see if you can figure it out. You can also send in a close up picture of the ants and where they are located and we can try to figure it out.
https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/insects-spiders
https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/insects-spiders
They may not actually be of the ant family. They are tiny dots - have no body or limbs that you can see. They are everywhere - they just show up - mostly in the kitchen cupboards - (I clean daily) - on the floor - on the walls here & there - once in a while I will see one fly - so frustrated - any ideas? Thank You -
Hi again Bonny- I need a picture! What you are actually describing sounds like the tiny dots flies leave behind as their excrement. If you can catch what you see flying and send a picture I might be able to help. If the "black dots" wipe of pretty easily with a wet rag, then my guess is right.
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They are still here - I thought they had diminished but I was wrong, I'm not able to get a picture but I'm sure that's what they are - any suggestions - Please??nk
thank you
Hi Bonny- If you didn't find help from the previous website and can't get a picture, I'll have to recommend you call an exterminator to help with the problem. I'll attach the website again but unless I know what they are, there is nothing I can recommend. This site will tell you how to hire a pest control company.
https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/pesticide-information/hire-pest-control-company
Sorry not to be of more help,
https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/pesticide-information/hire-pest-control-company
Sorry not to be of more help,