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Tiny red ant on window cills and footpaths around house

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  • 02-07-2015 5:32pm
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    Oldstyle1
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭


    Just wondering how common are little tiny red ant on people's window cills and on their footpaths around their house. We seem to have quite a lot of them!

    Do people try get rid of these?


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    Rabo Karabekian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 275 ✭✭Rabo Karabekian


    How many is a lot? I see them (usually on white windowsills!) during the summer, but they've never seemed (to me) to be invasive. We may be talking about different insects, but sounds like the same. If they're the ones I'm thinking of, I'm pretty sure they're harmless.


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    iainBB
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭iainBB


    Are they red spider mites


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,529 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    clover mites?


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    Marhay70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Marhay70


    Yes, most likely clover mites, mostly harmless except in large infestations. Red spider mites are very hard to see and are not actually red.

    An organic recipe I was given for mites is; mix one half cup of buttermilk with four cups wheat flour and add to five gallons of water, or in whatever fraction or multiple suits you.


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