Visual Findings:

The black or garden ant is the most common British ant to enter houses and its found in almost all parts of the country.

The worker is very dark brown, almost black and about 5mm long. The Queen, which is rarely seen is about 15mm long

and mid brown in colour

Habitat Findings:

The queen makes the nest in the soil and grassed areas beneath paving and patios sometimes even in hollow trees. The nests

are usually outside buildings although sometimes they maybe found in the walls or foundations of a house.

Consumption Findings:

The workers follow well defined trails to their feeding grounds, which maybe quite a distant from the nest itself. They enter buildings,

often through very narrow crevices, and if one ant finds food, there will soon be an army to follow.

Extra Information:

While not a risk to human health, they can present in sufficient numbers, a nuisance issue. Numerous winged ants can cause

alarm to some people, particularly if the flying ants are emerging inside a building, although again harmless.