Ants are often confused with termites, and vice versa. The first step in management of either infestation is to determine which insect is present.
All ants have a constricted abdomen and they range in color from yellow to black.
They usually have distinctly elbowed antennae in which the first segment is quite elongated. Mature colonies of ants produce winged, reproductive males and females. The first pair of wings are larger and held at an angle above the body. Antennae not elbowed 1. Antennae elbowed 2.