I put boiling water and then ant poison into the ant nest which is just outside my house. I have done this several times over the last month or so but today I found what appears to be wingless female ant roaming around outside the nest. Does this mean the nest is dying?

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That sounds like the queens are busy with the nuptial flights, if they have lost their wings it is most likely that they have mated with males and are ready to start a new colony. It does not mean that the nest is dying.

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