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Old 03-18-2018, 10:26 AM
 
Location: NJ
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They are ants- termites do NOT have a pinched thorax- the ants in your picture do- as well as an illustration posted by another member.
my wife seemed pretty confident that they arent termites. i figured i would buy a spray that kills ants and termites just to be sure. i checked the area outside of the house and didnt see anything. i blew out the leaves and sprayed the perimeter with the insecticide.

ill keep an eye on things.
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Old 03-18-2018, 01:11 PM
 
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If you have termite control, then those aren't termites.
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Old 03-18-2018, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Cody, WY
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Make sure that any chemicals that you use won't harm pets or wildlife.
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Old 03-19-2018, 12:58 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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Get some chickens.
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Old 03-19-2018, 02:41 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Get some chickens.
then i could get my property classified as a farm and save on property taxes!
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Old 03-19-2018, 03:39 PM
 
Location: Venus
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my wife seemed pretty confident that they arent termites. i figured i would buy a spray that kills ants and termites just to be sure. i checked the area outside of the house and didnt see anything. i blew out the leaves and sprayed the perimeter with the insecticide.

ill keep an eye on things.

We had ants and put some of these out: https://smile.amazon.com/Liquid-Stat...70_&dpSrc=srch

After about 2 or 3 days we never saw another ant again. Not sure if they work on termites.



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Old 03-19-2018, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Eastern Washington
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They are ants- termites do NOT have a pinched thorax- the ants in your picture do- as well as an illustration posted by another member.
Exactly. You guys calling them termites need to take a closer look. Those are definitely ants. Which is relatively good news, compared to termites.

BTW, ants and termites are natural enemies, so I would go easy on killing off any ants.
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Old 03-19-2018, 06:25 PM
 
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Buy a bag of this and sprinkle it liberally. It won't hurt you, the kids, or pets. You can even eat the stuff. But it will kill insects 15 minutes after they walk through it.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Garden-Safe...-Earth/3276739
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