Summer is here, which brings out all the seasonal bugs and insects. Whether it’s mosquitoes in your yard or a fruit fly infestation, it seems there’s no escaping those pesky bugs. And just when we ...
Every summer, millions of flying ants swarm around the UK. Flying ants — also known as swarmers or alates — are not harmful, however, their constant swarming on 'flying ant day' can be irritating.
Every summer, millions of flying ants take to the skies to mate in the air and establish new colonies. It has been dubbed Flying Ant Day and it wreaks havoc on Brits forced to swat away amorous swarms ...
Flying Ant season is on the way with millions of insects gearing up to take to the skies for the annual nuptial flight (Picture: Shutterstock) Every summer, millions of flying ants take to the skies ...
There are over 12,000 species of ants. Most are seen as pests that invade homes and take over pantries in their search for food. The majority of these ants are found marching on the floor, up walls, ...
After a queen ant successfully mates with multiple males, she chews off her wings, returns to the ground and starts a new colony Clint Budd via Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 Every summer, flying queen ...
The much-loathed 'flying ant day', a summer phenomenon, is set to return to Britain and Ireland as warmer weather persists across the UK. Swarms of winged black garden ants, typically Lasius niger, ...
Pavement ants took flight around Eugene this week, responding to the right summer conditions. If you noticed the winged ants, Jim LaBonte, an entomologist with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, ...
Hundreds of flying ants have invaded Devon, and people are annoyed. On Thursday, Exeter city centre was particularly affected by the recent phenomenon, disturbing shoppers on Queen Street as they ...