flying ants?

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i heartmj

Active Member

• Mar 9, 2010

• #1

I checked my 3 days old seedlings yesterday and saw a bunch of what looks like flying ants? hanging out on my soil tops. i am using FFOF. Ikilled them all and sprayed some raid AROUND, not in, the pots on the ground so hopefully this works. I tried looking up this insect but couldn't find anything. any advice will be appreciated. Are they coming from my soil?

 

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i heartmj

Active Member

• Mar 9, 2010

• #2

anyone????

 

stupidclown

Well-Known Member

• Mar 9, 2010

• #3

male ants and termites have wings and both look like flying ants.

foxfarm is good about not having bugs but its possible, I would guess they came from outside the grow room

 

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BlueDreamz

Member

• Mar 9, 2010

• #4

could be gnats coming from your soil.

 

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i heartmj

Active Member

• Mar 10, 2010

• #5

They are not knats, nor termites. but thanks for the help guys. I have taken care of the problem and they don't seem to be coming back.

 

nizmo

Well-Known Member

• Apr 15, 2010

• #6

i heartmj said:

They are not knats, nor termites. but thanks for the help guys. I have taken care of the problem and they don't seem to be coming back.

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Did they look like this?

I took this picture through a 30x jewelers loupe - they are actually very small, like little ants.

I'm almost 100% certain these are male ants. I'm about to make a post about them because i think they are causing me issues.

 

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i heartmj

Active Member

• Apr 19, 2010

• #7

nizmo said:

Did they look like this?

I took this picture through a 30x jewelers loupe - they are actually very small, like little ants.

I'm almost 100% certain these are male ants. I'm about to make a post about them because i think they are causing me issues.

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similar.. very similar. I spraid Raid around my pots and on the ground below them.. I have been pest free ever since..