It can be mixed with a sugary substance to create a DIY formula to disrupt ants' digestive systems and kill colonies. Vinegar and other essential oils like peppermint and tea tree are natural ...

Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison — the minimum penalty for the offense — for violating ...

Photo by Aleksandrs Balodis A unique species of cricket found only in northern Europe tricks ants into letting them into their nests to live among them, where they then feed on ant eggs and steal ...

But while I'm not one to turn visitors away, I’m happy to stop ants in their tracks before they step over my threshold. These tiny invaders are notorious for making their way into our homes ...

Ants may seem harmless, but when they invade a garden, they disrupt plant health, encourage pest infestations, and even damage soil structure. While some ants play a role in the ecosystem, certain ...

NAIROBI — Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison — the minimum penalty for the offense — for ...

As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans ...

Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx claimed they had collected the ants for "fun" and didn't know it was illegal when authorities descended on their guest house in Kenya last month. The young men ...

At more than 110 million years old, a fossil excavated in Brazil is the oldest undisputed ant fossil ever discovered. The finding adds to evidence that the first ants evolved on the supercontinent ...