{"id":16053,"date":"2022-05-27T16:25:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/?p=16053"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:12:27","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-flying-ants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/how-to-get-rid-of-flying-ants\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Rid of Flying Ants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flying Ants in Your House<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flying ants<\/a>, or \u2018ants with wings\u2019, can enter your home during the mating season and cause significant damage to your property. Carpenter ants with wings may attempt to enter your home as they tend to build their nests in pieces of timber. This can cause significant damage to wooden structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are Flying Ants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flying ants refers to the fertile male and female ants who leave the nest with the sole purpose of reproducing to build a new colony. These flying ants are from multiple colonies and form swarms to breed in mid air. Generally, it tends to be the fertile ants only who have wings. \u2018Worker\u2019 ants with wings have been spotted although this tends to be a very rare occurrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is \u201cFlying Ant\u2019s Day\u2019 and When is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Flying Ant’s Day\u2019 is an informal term used to describe the beginning of the mating process of flying ants. Flying ants swarm during the summer months due to suitable conditions in temperature, wind and humidity. It is difficult to pinpoint a specific date for \u201cFlying Ant\u2019s Day\u201d in Ireland as it is determined by temperatures, which can fluctuate in different parts of the country. Therefore, ants with wings can be seen across several days depending on when the queen ant has left the colony. Once the mating process ends, the male ants will die within a couple of days, making it common to see dead ants on the ground at this time of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Get Rid of Flying Ants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Due to the potential damage to your property, if you think you have a flying ants problem<\/a>, it is important you take the necessary steps to get rid of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n