{"id":264,"date":"2022-03-29T00:47:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T00:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestexterminatorprices.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:43:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:43:50","slug":"should-you-be-worried-about-flying-ants-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestexterminatorprices.com\/should-you-be-worried-about-flying-ants-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Be Worried About Flying Ants in Your Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a word, yes. You should be worried about seeing flying ants inside your home \u2013 particularly in the winter. That\u2019s because ants only fly or grow wings when they are about to breed. Usually, ants live outdoors and may probably have gotten inside your home<\/a> through a crack, hole, gap or any opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also called alates<\/a>, these winged ants are simply sexually mature ants. They seek shelter in warm areas (like your home) during winter so they can breed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Tell Between Flying Ants and Termites?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Carpenter ants with wings often get mistaken for termites (with wings). You\u2019ll known it\u2019s a carpenter ant when it fits the following description:<\/p>\n\n\n\n