A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact ...

A large greenhouse interior with tomatoes and lettuce - Olga Rolenko/Getty With so many types of ants you may find in the home and garden, it can be dizzying to remember which ones are good and which ...

Ant colonies are well-defended fortresses. The social insects quickly sniff out most intruders and kill them to protect their ...

And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce ...

Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one ...

New research is indicating that invasive foreign ants that have hitched rides on global imports are slowly becoming the dominant species in the state of Florida. Populations of non-native leaf-litter ...

This kind of bites: Climate change is making fire ants an increasingly hot topic in Florida these days. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface. Red imported fire ants rank ...

Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more likely to see them inside beginning in the spring, Chris Hayes, a postdoctoral ...