Yes, there are flying ants in BC. Every type of ant has reproductive swarmers (or winged ants) in it’s colony. Winged ants can be carpenter ants, pavement ants, moisture ants, or cornfield ants. When you see flying ants, you know it’s mating season. Every year in spring and summer, a strange thing happens. A new type of flying creature takes to the air, often in huge numbers. These bugs seem to come out of nowhere, and often disappear as quickly as they came.