Winged ants: natural remedies and how to prevent invasion in the home

During the summer, winged ants can invade homes and damage them: let's see how to prevent infestation with natural remedies

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During the summer it is quite common to meet swarms of winged ants and it is not uncommon for these insects to invade homes.
Some specimens of ants they develop their wings during the mating period to go in search of a suitable place to found a new colony.

Ants with wings are not dangerous to humans but they can form anthills in our homes, damaging them.
So let's see what the natural remedies to use for ward off an invasion of winged ants in your home.

What are ants with wings

Le winged ants ants are common which, during the period of reproduction, develop wings and shaman from the anthill looking for an ideal place to reproduce and form a new colony.

Il phenomenon of swarming occurs in several species of ants, but affects only a few specimens and occurs generally at the end of the summer, although the period may vary from species to species.

- swarms of ants with wings are composed of males - who will die following mating - and females, including some destined to become queens and found new colonies.

Winged ants usually they do not sting and do not represent a danger to humans but the new queens can decide to form the anthill in our houses or in the garden, infesting the houses.

In the outdoor spaces, winged ants they could colonize the ground, tree trunks or piles of timber.
Inside the houses instead they often form anthills in the cavities of the walls, especially in the presence of leaking pipes or moisture, or in wood.

If a winged ant chooses to settle in wooden furniture, beams or beads, not only will we find ourselves having to manage a real invasion of ants with wings, but we will have to deal with the damage caused by these insects.

When the ants found a new colony in the wood, in fact, they dig it from the inside literally destroying furniture, beams, window frames and other wooden structures.

Natural remedies against winged ants

The best strategy for avert the invasion of the house by winged ants is undoubtedly the prevention.

It's possible prevent infestation making the environment unfavorable for the development of new colonies, for example healing humid environments, eliminating every possible source of food and fixing any water leaks. Installing mosquito nets could also be helpful in keeping winged ants away.

In addition to this, the cracks, crevices and any possible passage that could be used by ants to enter the house will be closed.

Attention also to the plants present inside or outside the house: to keep the ants away they go promptly eradicate any aphids that attack plants. Aphids can also be eliminated with natural remedies, such as horsetail decoction or through the introduction of ladybird colonies.

Among natural substances unwelcome to ants with wings we find themint essential oil.
To be able to eradicate winged ants thanks to this natural remedy, prepare a solution with alcohol and mint essential oil and, with a sponge, carefully scrub the furniture, wooden beams, window frames or any other structure that the ants could colonize.

To prepare the solution, disperse 30/50 drops of mint essential oil in about 200 milliliters of ethyl alcohol. This method is especially useful for preventive purposes, but it also works to ward off ants already present.
Before using the solution on fine furniture or wood, carry out a test by rubbing the product in a hidden area to check not to damage them.

THEmint essential oil it can also be widespread in environments thanks to an electric diffuser or equipped with a small flame: a few drops of essential oil will be enough to keep the winged ants away before they have built their anthill and thus averting home invasion.

Winged ants generally they do not sting, but episodes of bites by winged ants are often reported. Probably this happens because other insects enter the swarm that instead cause stings: to soothe the itching and swelling of the bites of any insect, it is sufficient to massage a drop of essential oil of lavender directly on the affected area.

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