Flying ants may seem more formidable than their terrestrial counterparts. Interestingly, though, flying ants—also known as swarmers or alates—aren’t actually a specific variety of ant at all. Flying ...

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Find out how to get rid of ants without killing your grass. These natural options help with pests but also keep soil healthy.

What Is a Flying Ant? Flying ants, also known as alates, are swarming adult hive members of various ant species. Ants have complex societies that require each subgroup of ants to perform different ...

From mosquitoes, ants, flies, roaches and more, bugs are everywhere when it’s warm. This summer’s crop of creepy crawlers look ugly and sinister. But don’t be fooled by their sizes. The small ones can ...

The summer weather may be bugging more Hilo residents than usual this year as ants take to the sky in swarms. The bugs are most likely dark rover ants, said Darcy Oishi, acting manager of the state ...