This kitchen scrap not only does not harm your plants, but it also does not harm the ants -- it just encourages them to go ...

Ants crawling all over your tomato plants could mean you've got a worse pest around.

Ants farm aphids. They care for them, offer protection, and literally "farm" them – much like humans farm their livestock. Picture ants wearing the frayed straw hat, dirty blue dungarees or coveralls, ...

The ants protect the aphid colonies from insect predators and fungal infections and in some cases may take the aphids into shelter from inclement weather. In a few cases the aphids have evolved a way ...

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, ...

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 ...

As you cut into a delicious and juicy orange or add fresh lemon juice to your breakfast plate, it is hard to imagine how many ...

California is home to hundreds of species, most of whom benefit ecosystems through aeration, insect removal and seed ...