happynthailand Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 man the termites are mad crazy tonight wife had to close her shop because of them never seem them like this or as big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Exceptional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Did it rain cats and dogs afterwards? Maelng Mao Maak Maak !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Or Datsun cogs? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Exceptional! ...nice bright little shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 You need to have a word with the lazy gits who can't be bothered to put the rubbish in the bin. Just chucking it on the ground in the vicinity is not good enough, maybe they couldn't be bothered to get out of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukKrueng Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Great!! Bring the chickens out for a feast !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedsada3 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I've already seen so that in smaller here. And in the next morning the termites (or ants?) are gone and you find only the wings remaining. After the first time it happened, I closed the gap between doors and ground because we got them in house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 My wife has a black light mounted up high on the garage wall and a regular fluorescent light over tubs of water. Her and her family eat the thousands of the catch. Using that setup also keeps them away from the house. The first catch of the season, they were too small so she fed them to the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happynthailand Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 Exceptional! ...nice bright little shop. that is a teacher's house next door this is the wife's shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Exceptional! I remember seeing loads of them around my florescent light, then within about 5 mins they had all disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Good night for frogs then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudless Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Maleng Mow.....annoying things. See to precede rain and as said hit the ground, thrn lose their wings. They then seem to latch onto the rear end of another and scuttle off. Attracted to light in an instant. We've had loads here in Khon Kaen, leave an annoying mess after too. Don't seem to serve much purpose other than annoy me to the highest degree!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Exceptional! I remember seeing loads of them around my florescent light, then within about 5 mins they had all disappeared. We also see them regularly. With "exceptional" I mean the mere amount in the OP's picture. Much more than I have ever seen. And interestingly they will only follow the white neon tubes (supposedly for the high amount of UV light). I have two other outside warm color lights which do not attract them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunduhpostman Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Here in Kalasin we have had an unusual amount of them this week as well. They shut off the street lamps in the village and people turned off their porch lights it was so bad one night. Wonder what has made them so happy that they have had a population explosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 We throw the main switch that cuts off all the outside lights and sorry to say the neighbour gets them all. Serious question though, I know the frogs have a feast but where exactly do they disappear to, into the soil, into dark holes etc. I honestly don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Heaps in baan suan pheung last night. SWMBO still complaining. 'Yes dear, yes dear' while I sip on a LEOOOOOoooo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICECOOL Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 We had the big flying ants first. They hatch after the first rain here and on the second night there were up to a million. One of my dogs ests them and the pigeons also. Had to hose the paths next morning. I do not believe they are termites. GF said they were the eating variety. We put a light over the lake and that feeds the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Thea01 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 When it rains we get them in droves. I have security ights all around and a couple left on in certain areas of the house during the night. My neighboutrs also leave a couple of lighs on and we have a couple of nearby street lights, so now, whenever it starts to rain and as soon as it get dark, off go all my lights and gues what, they wander off to the neighbours ad the street lights and I have a nice clean yard and home the next day. The neighbours love them, deep fried. My light bill is also cheaper, so I've killed two birds with the one stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 They are in fact a termite. When they swarm I close up the house and leave the outside light on in the porch. Under the light I place a large bowl half full of water. In the morning there are thousands of dead termites floating. These I feed to my poultry......http://www.thaisabai.org/2013/08/after-rainfall-thailands-mang-mao-insects/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I get this every year at the start of the rainy season, and just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedsada3 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Good night for frogs then. ... and when the frogs come out, the snakes follow them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Good tucker! Fried with pepper and garlic......yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Good night for frogs then. ... and when the frogs come out, the snakes follow them! Indeed they do. Banded krait in my driveway last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Great photos, thanks for taking the time,, but i'll never build a house out of wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happynthailand Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 the termites don't care if your home is wood or brick when they swarm they come to visit everybody,that has a light on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithathome Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Get a wet tray under them, fill it shake into a bucket and repeat several times. Heat oil in a wok to smoke add them , garlic and peppers. Good protein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Yeah - but deep frying small bits of protein probably obliterates any sustenance value. Hats off anyway to all the 'gone native' Isaanites who eat all these bugs. Not a badge of honour that I'll be wearing anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Tried deep fried scorpion once. It was like eating peanut shells without the peanut inside it. Never again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkokazy Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Great photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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