How do I get rid of these tiny, black winged ants?

Question

My mother complained a few days ago about these winged ants in her bathroom and even though she's sprayed and vaccumed where they are they still coming in (seemingly from nowhere) even in the same place she's sprayed.

They are tiny (3-4 cm) long with tranluscent, uneven wings and have 3 sections to their body (that's how I know they are ants). They are black on their body and legs but are not as big as a queen or male ant. Please help me, the ants are all over the bathroom (walls, shower, ground, counter, sink) and half of them are simply dead (from the spray) and the rest are crawling everywhere.

BTW I live in Southern Florida and I wish I could take a picture but they are too small to do so.

Answer 1

well we sumtimes get flyin ants ere nd 2 get rid of them we pour boilin water over them nd their nests.

hope this helps!!  =D

Answer 2

Are you sure they are not termites??

Answer 3

Spray your window frame and the floor perimeter with chlorinated brake cleaner.

This will kill any and all bugs and it won't harm your floor.

Chlorinate brake cleaner evaporates within seconds and will leave whatever it touches 100% sanitized (killing any and all germs and residue).

I always have a can in my home for everyday use.  It's better than rubbing alcohol for wounds, and it removes any type of stain.

It also makes a great bug killer.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

Answer 4

THEY ARE IN FACT TERMITES.  The only way to get rid of them is to treat the perimeter of the house and the basement.  For a quick fix, set off bug bomb foggers in the basement.  Then get a ground treatment, Sevin is a good one - carried by Home Depot.  Then start looking at what they might be feeding on - old trees, sitting wood, neighbors trees.

I've had this in a house for years so I'm very familiar with waking up to seeing them flying around.

Exterminators would be the best solution but they are costly.  The wood in your basement needs to be treated as well.

Answer 5

Try not to leave food or soap lying around.  They will less likely go into the house.

Answer 6

don't worry they are just looking for mates, they will be gone in about a week or 2

Answer 7

ant motel and raid ant spray

Answer 8

Get an ant poison. Or those little traps. The ants go in, but don't come back out.... or they take the poison from inside and feed it to their queen. Then they all die out.

Answer 9

i had same problem too but i used umm....(let me see) raid since i used that thing to d**n ants they just disappear ir died i recommend you to use that spray good lucky!!!

Answer 10

This site has several suggestions for getting rid of different kinds:

http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com

select the pest tab and pick your pest.

You really need to find out which kind they are though.  They can help with that too.

Answer 11

call pest control!

Answer 12

Kill the ants

Answer 13

squash um!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!