Want to get your kids interested in the Earth without spending big bucks? Think small. Like ant-size small. For the price of a couple of dollar-store jars (or for free if you reuse jelly or pasta ...

Natural ingredients like cinnamon and citrus oils can also help deter ants. As the weather warms up, our creepy-crawly friends tend to find their way indoors. In particular, you may notice ants in the ...

Summertime is quickly approaching, and while people may be hoping to spend more time outdoors, one insect could be paying a visit inside. Many parts of the country are home to multiple species of ant, ...

Dish soap: Fill a spray bottle with 10% dish soap and 90% water. Spray it directly on the ants and wipe them away. Essential ...

The exhibit includes a smell-based interactive, highlighting the range of odors ants use to mark trails, raise alarms and ...

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 ...

Ants have a gland that makes an antibiotic, and use it in response to pheromones. 1) We will figure out how to replicate the antibiotic they produce. 2) We will then use it and abuse it. 3) The ...

Set out baits labeled for carpenter ants. Baits can be effective because ants share food with each other, says Benson. Place them outside your home where you see ants foraging or entering the home.