At entomologist parties, flying ants are discussed with words such as “nuisance” or “irritating.” Termites, however, are on the other side of this spectrum; whole sentences are used, as in, “Have you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Termites and ants may appear similar, and in some respects, they are. But there are very important differences. This guide will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Zach DeVries, an assistant professor of Urban Entomology at the University of Kentucky who works with its Cooperative ...

Question: I think I found some termites in a pile of old firewood. They look like big ants with wings. Do ants ever have wings? Answer: Yes they do. Warmer weather and springtime showers signal ...

WHILE SITTING on your patio relishing the beauty of spring, your reverie is interrupted by an unsightly mob of flying insects. The cloud of creatures, numbering in the hundreds or more, swirl around ...

Ants are common throughout the world, and although some may stereotype them all as pests, they do perform beneficial work. Their tunneling aerates soils, and many species are predators of other insect ...

What is this? At first I thought it was a squirrel, but it has a short tail. It came down from the tree when I wasn’t there, so I didn’t see where it went. Groundhogs are surprisingly good climbers.

Identify Swarming Termites Before It’s Too Late Every year, we get dozens of calls from homeowners who mistake flying ants for termites—or vice versa. Knowing the difference helps people take the ...

Q:We have these little bugs flying around the house. Actually they don't fly well, as their wings fall off, and they end up crawling around the house. I think they are ants, but my husband says they ...

An expert shares the good news of how termites can be controlled if you spot them in or around your home.

Termites are notorious for the way they affect wood, eating their way into spaces that didn't previously exist. They convert the cellulose in wood to give their bodies nourishment. “In nature, ...