What is the difference between Winged Ants and Termites?

• Close off the room in which the insects are swarming.
• Collect a few to show your inspector.
• Use a vacuum cleaner to remove insects after they have swarmed.
• If possible, note the exact locations from which the swarmers are emerging.

• A "swarm" is a dispersal flight of winged termites to start new colonies.
• Subterranean termites typically swarm in the spring on warm, calm, sunny days following rain.
• Subterranean termite swarms usually occur between mid-morning and mid-afternoon and may last several hours.
• Drywood termites and Formosan termites swarm during the evening around or just after dusk.
• Termites swarming indoors will attempt to get outside by flying toward light around windows and doors or even toward lights that are on in the room.
• Swarmers shed their wings after flight, as they will never fly again.
• After shedding their wings, the termites mate, then seek out sites to begin new colonies.
• Wood in contact with moist soil is a suitable colony site for subterranean termites.
• Interior swarms of subterranean termites will not reinfest the structure or its contents.
• A recent termite treatment may not prevent swarming, as the swarmers may have already moved above the treatment zone in the soil when the application was performed.

• A "swarm" is a dispersal flight of winged termites to start new colonies.
• Subterranean termites typically swarm in the spring on warm, calm, sunny days following rain.
• Subterranean termite swarms usually occur between mid-morning and mid-afternoon and may last several hours.
• Drywood termites and Formosan termites swarm during the evening around or just after dusk.
• Termites swarming indoors will attempt to get outside by flying toward light around windows and doors or even toward lights that are on in the room.
• Swarmers shed their wings after flight, as they will never fly again.
• After shedding their wings, the termites mate, then seek out sites to begin new colonies.
• Wood in contact with moist soil is a suitable colony site for subterranean termites.
• Interior swarms of subterranean termites will not reinfest the structure or its contents.
• A recent termite treatment may not prevent swarming, as the swarmers may have already moved above the treatment zone in the soil when the application was performed.