Overview

• The UK Health Security Agency warns that the yellow heat health alert may significantly strain health and social care services, particularly affecting older adults and those with pre-existing conditions.
• Although harmless to humans, winged queen and male ants are conducting their annual nuptial flights, drawn by recent rains followed by warm, humid weather and low winds.
• Homeowners are advised to seal gaps around doors and windows and to monitor outdoor ant nests to prevent winged ants from entering living spaces.
• Entomologists note that flying ant season plays a vital ecological role by aerating soil and providing a food source for birds and other wildlife.
• Meteorologists predict sporadic thundery showers and continued high temperatures will sustain swarming on warm evenings in the coming weeks.