mrsray Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) HI! I'm a new journey owner, had my 2010 journey about 4 weeks, now. Here in sw florida, flying ants LOVE my journey more than i do ... the pics were AFTER I drove to work 12 miles at 60mph ... stuck on the car. it was a rainy day and they were there ALL DAY. dang love bugs are also out, but are no where near a problem as these flying ants right now. Its always first thing in the morning this happens. There have been at least 3 occasions that I know of where they are just ALL OVER it, layers and globs. Sunny days, they do tend to be off the car by noon time, but leave little spots of black, showing they were there. No other cars I have had in the same yard, parked in the same spot have ever had this problem... none of them were white either, I've had red and teal, with nothing like this happening. is it the color? is there a way to prevent this other than getting a car cover? it's really grossing me out and i worry about them getting in the vents etc to get IN the car thoughts? ideas? thanks in advance Edited May 18, 2018 by mrsray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) looks more like termites to me, have you noticed any other peoples white cars covered with them? might spray your car once in a while with some bug spray or move i guess... Edited May 18, 2018 by 2late4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsray Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) hmm, on a close look they seem to be more pinched in the waist, that the pics dont show to well ... which makes them seem like ants to me. cant move LOL so i guess bug spray oh and no, have not seen any other white cars with this ...but i live in the woods and don't see to many other white cars around thanks for your reply Edited May 18, 2018 by mrsray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsray Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 got a more close up of one, still looks more like an ant to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 That's an ant. mrsray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsray Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 yup and a friend just told me 'tis the season' ... once rainy season begins here, this is what happens, been here for 10+ years and yet to have this happen till now on a car .. or see so many at a time like 'swarms' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armando G Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Apparently this is mating season for them and they are leaving 'love marks' on your car. Never had this issue thankfully, but showed the picture to a friend and he was familiar with it when he lived in your area. Supposedly it gets this bad every few years when certain things all line up (weather, moisture, heat, etc). I can just imagine my wife's reaction if this ever happened to her mrsray and jkeaton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsray Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) its not fun, thats for sure ... should i be worried about them getting IN ... vents etc? Edited May 19, 2018 by mrsray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Wash it. Then give it a good coat of wax. Maybe they won't like it or they may not be able to crawl on the paint with the wax coating. Dunno. Worth a shot. Peace. mrsray, jkeaton and 2late4u 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsray Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 it is worth a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Did it work? Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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