Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

If your home has been overrun by ants and you're wondering whether borax is a viable solution to remove these pests, keep reading. Here, one pest control expert highlights the benefits of using borax ...

Some think cornmeal kills ants, but pros say that's a myth. Cornmeal, sugar, and borax can bait ants, but cornmeal alone doesn't work. To prevent ants, keep things clean, take out trash, and seal up ...

Vinegar is often used to treat ant infestations in the home but it's not as effective as other methods. Vinegar can be used as a deterrent, but boric acid, pesticides, and strong smells can be more ...

Ants are a nuisance indoors, especially in kitchens. Outdoors, they contribute to plant damage by enabling destructive insects like aphids and whiteflies. Diatomaceous earth is an organic compound ...

A: Biodiversity of life is incredibly important to a healthy ecosystem, but can we all agree that fire ants should just go? It feels at times like they are our sidewalk jailers: always watchful and ...

The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when they are gravely ill, young pupae are immobile and remain sealed in ...

Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die. Chance this works: 1 in a very big number. Why: Like you, an ant won’t eat food that ...

To control fire ants in a vegetable garden, pour boiling water on the mound. (NOLA.com|The Times-Picyaune archive) QUESTION: I have a problem with fire ant mounds in my vegetable garden. How would you ...

An invasive species known as the yellow crazy ant has been eradicated from a remote U.S. atoll in the Pacific. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the ants have been successfully ...