(Search online for “carpenter ant sounds.") Another sure sign of a problem: finding masses of winged carpenter ants swarming indoors around a window. In Virginia, this usually occurs in May ...

Termites and carpenter ants are the most concerning, as an infestation left untreated can cause major structural home damage.

The researchers from Nara Women’s University and other institutions said a whiff of a pheromone found naturally on the body surface of the Japanese carpenter ant, a native species, causes the ...