It may take a week for the winged ants to invade Moscow 14:33

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University MV Lomonosov Elena Fedoseeva told socialbites.ca that the appearance of winged ants on the streets of Moscow is associated with the annual mating flight of insects. According to him, winged ants do not cause any harm to humans.

“The black garden ant, Lasius niger, must be mating right now. It doesn’t represent anything terrible to the population, calm down. It happens every year when the weather gets warmer after rains. Wet, warm weather is the best moment for mating flights. Males mate, females shedding their wings. and they look for a nesting place. The city is full of these ants. They do not bring any harm, except that aphids are grown on garden plants. They eat all kinds of pests and all kinds of insects. There is no harm, on the contrary, now various birds will gather them, peck from the asphalt. The most suitable for them food,” he said.

According to Fedoseeva, the active phase of the “invasion” of winged ants in Moscow will last no more than a week. She noted that the mating flight of insects will come to an end as the weather gets colder in the city.

“This can go on for about two weeks. As a mass phenomenon – a few days, usually not more than a week. But the flight does get longer, it depends on the weather. The rain will start and stop. Now is the best time for them: fairly high humidity and very high temperatures. not warm. And it will cool down to 16 ° C – they will wait for the right weather, ”she explained.

Scientists at the University of Reading, England, during a study in July 2023 establishedthat global warming may affect the behavior of wild bees. Experts determined that an increase in temperature by 1 degree Celsius causes bees to leave their nests 6.5 days before.

Formerly in a German village disappeared internet because of ant orgy.