Flying Ant Day

[Mummydaydreams]

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?

Thanks for this! I had never heard of this before, or noticed it. We got home earlier to find lots of them on our front doorstep and one followed us in. I was worrying we had some terrible infestation. But apparently it’s not just us We’re North West

Catch them depending on species you can get £5 per Queen

I live SE coast and we had it a couple of weeks ago

Oooh, I did wonder whether today would be the day. I saw a few flying ones crawling out of my front path when I brought the shopping in a couple of hours ago. The others without wings seemed to be in a frenzy too. I'm in Liverpool but haven't seen them over cars etc yet which is what usually happens.

@Davros

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

That's a bit sad, they don't do any harm and are beneficial to other insects and birds.

Yes it was definitely the day today. We went to Paultons Park (Hampshire) and ate our lunch watching them all take off- in the other direction luckily - then spent the whole day being bashed in the face by them and trying not to step on them. Got home - about 5 miles away - and there were a load in the garden here too.

Yep! My neighbour texted me today to say we had some then all up the road

Just talking about it, National flying ant day

Oh, one fell out of my laundry as I was putting it away. I’m off to shut all the windows so more don’t get in.

SE here.
Horrible things! They arrived this morning.
I'm burning a citronella candle hoping it deters them. Don't know if it works. We've got raid as backup.

Kent, yes they arrived at about 4.30 this afternoon.

eddiemairswife I sprayed and hoovered because they were inside. Very many had taken off by then so it was just the late/slow ones

Loads here...also bedfordshire!

Plenty in Herts today

I live in south east London and there are loads here too!

It's all kicking off here! South Coast.

Flying ant day here in Manchester, thousands of the fuckers.

I didn’t know this was a thing! We had this last year; flying ants everywhere one day in our garden and all over the pavements. I was just wondering how to get rid of them and then... gone.

Where do they go?

Loads yesterday in sw

Loads appearing here in Norfolk. Patio was covered this afternoon.

London, windows shut all day. Like an oven in here.

Has there always been flying ant day? Prior to about 10 years ago I had never experienced it. Lived here for 20 years and in SE prior to that. Never a thing when I was a kid and out all day every day when not at school in the warmer months.

Yes here in bucks!

Suffolk definitely happened here today!

Oh I didn’t know. Just found one in my kitchen (London)

This must happen in waves. 24th of June was main flying ant day in Bristol. A smaller second wave today.

Coincidently my MIL (South Yorkshire) has just texted to say they've had a lot of flying ants this afternoon.