Targeted insecticides can be applied to individual mounds to eliminate the queen ant. For widespread infestations, broadcast pesticides offer a broader solution but come with safety precautions.

Humans are not the only animals to have a dedicated health care system. Some super-organized ant species not only recognize ...

HAIKU — Maui Invasive Species Committee’s little fire ant crew members are careful when using the “E word.” Considering the amount of time, energy, resources and funding it takes to battle little fire ...

Texas A&M AgriLife has science-backed ways to control fire ants and eliminate entire colonies — and not just the ones you see.

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide. The scientist E.O. Wilson once wrote that ants are the most warlike of all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some ant pupae sense when they are dying and send a signal that leads to their own destruction, saving the nest from deadly ...

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the hive. Bumble bees are already under pressure from habitat loss, disease, ...