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Sawdust

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What kind of bugs are these?
« on: November 27, 2008, 01:37:11 PM »
They are just pouring out of the ground:



Anybody know? I'm in Southern California...

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Re: What kind of bugs are these?
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2008, 01:45:24 PM »
Ant drones?
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Re: What kind of bugs are these?
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2008, 02:05:11 PM »
Termites?  I've seen those before when I lived in AZ or CO IIRC.

Wait, here you go...flying ants.

http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Pests/flyant.htm

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Re: What kind of bugs are these?
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2008, 02:14:36 PM »
Yep, look like ants.

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Re: What kind of bugs are these?
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2008, 02:14:50 PM »
Ants, eh.

Cool; thanks for the info...I had never witnessed that before.

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Re: What kind of bugs are these?
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2008, 04:17:24 PM »
Another link w/photos and video that looks like the problem I had inside the house during early Spring for several years. Generous use of indoor/outdoor spray around the baseboards and a couple of treatments with foggers in all rooms and in the upper and lower crawlspaces finally killed them off. I hope.


http://www.10sboulevard.com/node/133
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Re: What kind of bugs are these?
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2008, 05:19:26 PM »
Those aren't bugs. Those are what people are going to eat under Obamanomics.
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Re: What kind of bugs are these?
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2008, 05:53:23 PM »
If ever there was a good reason to own a flame thrower...  :O
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Re: What kind of bugs are these?
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2008, 09:00:17 PM »
^^^ What are you talking about?   :O
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