Find out when and why ants grow wings and swarm. Flying ants are known as alates. In the UK, particularly in urban areas, the winged insects you see are almost always the sexually mature queens and ...

Small piles of sawdust beneath your doors or hear light rustling in your walls are signs you may have a carpenter ant ...

However, both species do have wings, as well as six legs and similar coloration with black/brown bodies. Look a little closer though and you’ll start to notice the difference. Flying ants have a ...

And if you’ve spotted flying ants in your home, you’ll need to know how to get rid of them quickly and safely. So what are ...