Look for holes in your lawn with disturbed earth, or dirt mounds that reveal their nests entry spot. He adds, "Follow ant trails using a flashlight or a magnifying glass to see where they're heading.

DEAR JOAN: During these rains, we are getting numerous “mini-volcanoes” in our yard, and I think these are ant mounds. Is this typical for this time of year? I suspect these ants are enlarging ...

Outdoors, nests appear as small mounds of dirt. Terro liquid ant bait is a rather inexpensive solution to this pest problem.