Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Ants farm aphids. They care for them, offer protection, and literally “farm” them – much like humans farm their ...

Some ants treat their own infections by eating aphids containing an antiseptic ingredient. In previous laboratory experiments, silky ants (Formica fusca) with fungal infections chose to eat food laced ...

Q. Ever since the rain came, we’ve been invaded by ants. They are really tiny and get into everything! I first encountered Argentine ants after moving to California and knew they were not like any ...

Ants are seldom included in the list of garden pests because some are beneficial because they snack on unwanted insects. However, every Southerner knows that aggressive fire ants are never welcome, ...

You might want to leave those pesty little ants in your garden alone. New research says the tiny creatures are more effective than pesticides in helping farmers grow bountiful crops. The study ...

You may have noticed the unsightly earthen mounds of the imported fire ant popping up in your home vegetable garden plot. Although fire ants can be beneficial insects, the problems they cause in urban ...