According to National Geographic, there are more than 10,000 known species of ants in the world. Often confused with termites, most ants are harmless. But carpenter ants can damage wood, and ant ...

Whether you have dodged their mounds while walking around your yard or endured a painful sting, you know how pesky and dangerous fire ants can be to humans, pets, and gardens. Known as red imported ...

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 ...

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 ...

As summer approaches, you can expect to stumble upon certain house bugs a lot more frequently. One small critter that can be a big nuisance? Ants. Most ants build their nests outside and come into ...

Ants typically invade your home in search of food or to seek warm shelter, but these insects might make your skin crawl. These opportunistic bugs may gather along your paving stones and create a ...

Find out how to get rid of ants without killing your grass. These natural options help with pests but also keep soil healthy.

Carpenter ants are common in Texas all year around. They naturally live in trees but can also invade homes to build their nests in wooded areas. The nesting of carpenter ants in homes indicates ...