Flying Ant Day

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So many flying ants here (South East) we've got the patio doors shut. Does it happen on the same day all over the UK or is this a localised thing?

North Bristol and we've got them too!

Yup, our front door step was swarming with them today so thought it must be flying any day. I am in London.

North London. Yep 100's on my door step.

Yup. I'm SE and got them today. Horrible.

Yep. Surrey. We postponed a walk across the fields. Patio was heaving with the little buggers a couple of hours ago.

No flying ants here, we're much further north. We're usually at least 3 weeks behind the south east though so I wouldn't expect ours until the end of the month or later.....

I’m in Yorkshire & I’ve just been enveloped by a cloud of them! Never even knew Flying Ant Day was a thing, but they definitely weren’t around yesterday. Been pondering what to buy to eradicate them but if they’ll be gone by tomorrow I’ll sit it out.

I'm in the West Midlands and don't seem to have had any for years. It used to be on a hot, sultry at the end of July.

Stacks in Essex. How do you get rid of them?

Haven't had any yet, so I've been anticipating it anytime soon.

West London and suddenly today they have appeared

Happy chickens here too - though they're slightly puzzled that this nice protein snack keeps taking off..

North west, we have thousands of them today! Our patio is crawling, went out for a few hours, came back and the washing I’d put out to dry is covered in them! Hopefully they’ll be gone tomorrow!

Yes. They all started taking off at once. Sprayed Raid and then hoovered up the bodies

Why spray them? They aren't poisonous, don't sting, and soon fly away.

Not yet in Scotland. We have a huge ants nest in a big bin in the garden so will watch out for them

Worst day ever

Worst day ever

We’re in Devon but none here, but friends further north but still in SW have them

We have them here in the North West

Happening here in South Yorkshire today. Just come in from the garden.

Essex - noticed more when I went out at 3pm ish but nothing like what we've had before .....so tomorrow could be the day

Derbyshire. Mowed the lawn and got invaded by them coming out of the ground. I may have screamed.

Yes. Sussex.

I’m sure it’s usually late July or August. I looked it up last year and something about atmospheric/ weather conditions impacting when it happens.

Yep. London and there's loads of the big bodied bastards on my window sill