Further analysis showed ants were more hostile towards ants that smelled of past bad encounters with other nests. When they ...

Mix 15 drops of peppermint oil with a cup of water and a teaspoon of dish soap in a spray bottle. Shake the spray bottle well ...

A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.

The nature and consequences of indirect effects on ecological communities. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 25, 443–466 (1994). Yu, D. W. & Pierce, N. E. A castration parasite of an ant ...

Ants are diverse and widespread. They are ecologically and economically important. They make a living in various ways in almost every corner of the earth. All of this makes ants fascinating to study.

and can cause detrimental effects on the indigenous species in that area, often reducing biodiversity. One example of an invasive species is the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile); more than 100 ...

On November 14, the NSW government reported that fire ants, including six queens, were discovered at a farm in Eureka in the ...

The pheromone also showed strong effects on red imported fire ants. “The pheromone, which is not toxic, could be used on a compact scale, such as applying it to the base of a wall to prevent ...