Note: ants may enter a flower for various reasons; not all are pollinating!. The role of ants in dispersing seeds is somewhat better known, reportedly occurring in thousands of plant species and ...

Summer is typically a great time for fun and outdoor activities. It can also be a great time for ants. Whether building colonies in your yard or sneaking into your home, ants can be tough to deal with ...

Acrobat ants (Crematogaster genus) are found across the U.S. and are a favorite of Entomologist Charles Armstrong. “Simply because I love—if you’ll excuse the pun—their cute little heart-shaped ...

Here’s what to do if you find ants in your house. Maybe you’ve spotted a single ant wandering around on the kitchen floor, or perhaps there’s a trail of them marching across the counter. Regardless, ...

Is it a carpenter ant or a pavement ant? If you find just one in your house, it might be the only sign you have of an infestation. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access ...

Ouch! You were digging in your yard to plant, and you just felt a sting delivered courtesy of a fire ant. You may think of fire ants as just one type of ant capable of such a sting, but the truth is ...

Summer in South Carolina is a time for swimming, fishing, barbecuing and beach trips. It’s also a time for ants. Oh, so many ants. Whether they build colonies in your yard or sneak into your home, ...

Q: We have ants in the kitchen. I think it started because our cats got a little messy with their food bowls. After putting down a tray under the bowls, the problem has gotten better but is not ...

And that’s just a sample of how those eternally busy ants are closely involved with many other species! There is much more complexity to all these examples than this space allows, and I encourage ...

Maybe you’ve spotted a single ant wandering around on the kitchen floor, or perhaps there’s a trail of them marching across the counter. Regardless, it’s time to act fast. “Once a worker finds food, ...