Lasius flavus
Color: Yellow
Size: 2 – 9 mm
Shape: Round head, small chin, short stocky chest
Nutrition: Aphids and insects living on roots
Habitat: Europe, Asia and North Africa
They usually live underground.
Their colonies are not very large, with a few thousand workers.
They usually avoid humans and other ants.
They rarely go above ground.
Winged ants appear in summer after the rain.
Structural Impact
Crop Damage
Ecosystem Imbalance
Soil Mounds
Winged Ants
Poor Plant Growth
Ant Activity
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