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Old 18-09-2012, 07:20 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default Termite or flying ant?

"Frank" wrote in message ...


Can't see that well but ant bodies are segmented around where a waist
might be whereas termites have like a straight waist.

Termites are hard to exterminate yourself if in the house as insecticide
needs to terminate wood.

Bayer makes a couple of treatments to protect the house. One you
sprinkle and water in and is good for about 6 months and another that
requires slight trenching but lasts 2-3 years. I'm assuming
subterranean termites.


Thanks Frank. Pretty sure it's a dad-blasted termite. Heck! (sorry for the bad langwidge, ladies). Looking at this page, probably a dry-wood type -- wings are dark brown.

http://www.epestsupply.com/termite_identification.php