Anyone else got early flying ants?

[IlonaM]

I have found three so far this morning in my kitchen and bathroom in Underhill Rd. I'm afraid io'm killing them on sight at the moment and feeling very nasty. Last year was so bad I got a man in as the bait traps etc. didn't work. Have started with Rosemary oil as have put the bait traps somewhere safe and cannot find them.

[intexasatthe moment]

Ilona I feel your pain .

Odd to have flying ants when it's been so cold ,but I guess if you them indoors they presumably are coming from a source indoors .

Google suggests peppermint oil for spraying on the flying ones

Make a natural peppermint spray.[2] Peppermint oil kills flying ants via suffocation. You can mix peppermint oil with water and soap in a spray bottle to create your own natural aerosol insecticide.

Combine one part liquid soap and with two parts water in a spray bottle, then add several drops of peppermint

essential oil. Mix well to combine. Spray this solution on any flying ants you see, either at rest or in flight.

or just washing up liquid

Spray the ants with dish soap. Dish soap alone is effective against flying ants since it sticks to the ants' bodies and dehydrates them to death. To make a solution that you can easily use to attack flying ants, dilute the dish soap with water inside a standard spray bottle.

Fill a bottle with water and add a few squirts of liquid dish soap. Mix well so that the soap is evenly distributed throughout the water. Spray winged ants in flight or at rest when you see them.

and these methods for getting to the nest

Set a trap using baking soda and powdered sugar. Baking soda is another material that can kill ants. By mixing it with powdered sugar, you mask the odor and cause flying ants to take it back to the queen and to the nest. The ants that eat it will die.

The baking soda reacts with an acidic substance ants naturally carry around inside for the sake of protection. When the baking soda mixes with this acid, a violent reaction develops and kills the ants as a result.

or

Kill the ants with artificial sweetener. Certain types of artificial sweetener are extremely toxic to ants, yet the sweet scent is often enough to lure them in. The artificial sweetener gets carried back to the queen and to the nest, and all the ants that consume it die off.

Aspartame, in particular, is known for acting as a neurotoxin to ants.

Mix a little artificial sweetener with some apple juice, adding just enough apple juice to form a paste. The ants will eat some of this paste and carry some back to the rest of the colony. Once consumed there, the ant population will dwindle.

Go girl ,you can do it !

[IlonaM]

Thanks for your support intexasatthemoment - gratefully received! I seem to be spending my time at the moment googling ants, flying ants, weatherproofing summerhouses and noise nuisance! Much fun to be had ...

The back of the flat is a wall of the smell of Rosemary oil today whilst I try to find bait traps I put somewhere sensible (can I remember where??!!) and digging out the ingredients for some of your suggestions!