Ants can be a common issue in the summer months, but there are some simple ways to get rid of them using natural products ...

The small industrious wood ant can do more than just build high nests in spruce forests. A newly published article in the journal Microbial Ecology reveals that ants combat a range of plant ...

Ants secrete antibiotic substances and have a close relationship with bacteria that can combat various diseases according to a new scientific article from Aarhus University. Researchers are now ...

Virginia may have a new ally in the fight against one of the most invasive insects threatening trees, crops, and other ...

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil, and collaborators shows that lemon leafcutter ants (Atta sexdens) exhibit behaviors that go beyond so-called ...

Little fire ants, an invasive species native to South America, are the stuff of nightmares. They deliver painful stings that can blind house pets, and can infest not only yards but the interior of ...

In fact, ants kill some of the pests that do harm lawns, and they can improve the soil. You may see small ant mounds in thin patches in the lawn, but that’s not because the ants killed the grass.