Spotting a swarm of flying ants around your home can be more than a little creepy, but what's really going on when you see ...

Flying ants in the home, usually carpenter ants, are mature males or females looking for breeding partners. They enter the house through open windows, doors, and cracks along the walls.

Summer rains bring out the flying ants, often mistaken for termites. While flying ants swarm and create a nuisance, termites ...

Set out baits labeled for carpenter ants. Baits can be effective because ants share food with each other, says Benson. Place ...

Flying ants are mating males and females that take flight annually to breed and set up new colonies. Sometimes confused with termites, they are known as alates and are the only ants to have wings ...

Asian needle ants have been linked to multiple cases of life-threatening reactions and the mysterious ants keep spreading.

These ants are carnivorous, seeking out prey such as flies, beetles, grasshoppers and their favorites: termites ... the way fire ants do," he said. "Wear gloves and pay attention to what you're ...

Asian needle ants may be small, but this invasive ant species represents a serious ecological threat to North America. Here's ...

Flying ants and termites are often mistaken for each other when they are in their flying stages. Even before they sprout wings, they dwell in the same habitats, and can appear to be the same shape and ...

In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs. But these large ants become nuisances when they forage or nest inside our homes. “Carpenter ...

Like urban humans, ants live in close quarters. Ant colonies can be home to thousands, even tens of thousands of individuals, depending on the species. And like any creature that eats, ants poop. When ...