I never had ant problems, until we moved to California. The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ...

Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Carpenter ants are a common sight in many homes, but their presence often raises questions and concerns. In this article, we provide ...

A Concordia biology professor is calling on ant experts to develop a set of common principles that influence the way the insects respond when their habitat undergoes severe disruption. Lessard writes ...

Habitat alteration can have far-reaching consequences for natural communities and can alter existing species interactions in profound ways. Working in a tropical dry forest ecosystem in the Guanacaste ...

Ant farms are a reminder of an oppressive, patriarchal society. In these enlightened times, we are called to remember that ants are living things, worthy by virtue of their very existance to burrow ...

1. Ants are related to wasps and bees (as evidenced by their trim abdomens, or "wasp waists"). All of these creatures are members of the insect order Hymenoptera. 1. Ants are related to wasps and bees ...

Concordia University biology professor Jean-Philippe Lessard reviews the ant traits system developed by Alan Andersen and calls for the creation of a global framework to help categorize the world's ...

Ant colonies are surprisingly complex and definitely worthy of scientific observation. This was the basic premise behind the original ant farms (antariums) introduced in the late 1950s. From ads in ...

Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to-head competition with other ant species more than three-quarters of the time. Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to-head ...

Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.