In article ,
Klara writes:
| In message , Rod
| writes
| Don't think the foundations (if any) in this house go that deep. The
| volume of sand the ants have shifted in the 29 years we've been here is
| unbelievable, under the walls inside and out, under the floor tiles,
| around the fireplace. It's hard to know what's left holding the place
| up so if I go quiet - better come and search the rubble. We've had the
| flying ants coming from the middle of the floor ar well as from under
| the walls and behind the plaster.
|
| I think we're on the way to same. For many years we've had a few around
| one of the windows, but this year the population seems to have exploded
| - millions of flying ants coming out of the walls for a whole week! I
| think the whole cavity, filled with rockwool, must be one enormous ants'
| nest....

It's very likely. Such cavities are ideal nesting places, for bees
as well as ants, but the consequences are rarely more than a minor
nuisance. And, just think, the ants are doing some of your cleaning
for free :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.