Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Ack!
We're having a sudden hot spell, with temperatures more typical of late June. Yesterday hit 84, and the bugs swarmed. Gave me a shock when I saw the first winged one on the outside of a windowscreen; I was afraid it might be termites again. But these are unmistakably carpenter ants, and they're not coming from my house. A quick check of local news indicates that they're everywhere.
THESE FUCKERS ARE BIG! The wingless ones are at least one inch long, and the winged ones about 1.5 inches. So far only 3 got into my house. I killed two as soon as they crossed the threshold. The third one got farther in, and it immediately found the same path where the termites had swarmed from 2005 to 2008. Amazing persistence of smell after 5 years without insects.
Good part: Birds are having a banquet. Yummy crunchy snacks.
THESE FUCKERS ARE BIG! The wingless ones are at least one inch long, and the winged ones about 1.5 inches. So far only 3 got into my house. I killed two as soon as they crossed the threshold. The third one got farther in, and it immediately found the same path where the termites had swarmed from 2005 to 2008. Amazing persistence of smell after 5 years without insects.
Good part: Birds are having a banquet. Yummy crunchy snacks.
Labels: Heimatkunde
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