Like mercenaries of the natural world, fire ants are hardy, resilient, and vicious. They’ve become an invasive species thanks ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some ...

Cornmeal has been suggested by some as a tool to help resolve ant infestations. However, pest control pros say it won't kill, ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

While commonly referred to as one specific day, the Royal Society of Biology found that there is no single day that ants fly ...

There are over 12,500 known ant species in the world, with new ant species still being discovered by scientists to this day.

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...

Keep your lawn maintained. “If you’re mowing regularly, the ants don’t like it,” says Benson. “Mowing helps disrupt developing mounds.” Eliminate obvious food sources. Clean up fallen fruit and ...

The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they’ll kill off a ...

Clonal raider ant workers tend to larvae, which they've placed onto the pupae to feed on the milk-like substance.

Once they’ve mated, the role of the male ants is over and they tend to die within a week. Female ants, uh, chew off their ...

To boost your garden’s ladybug population to control pests naturally, an expert warns against a common mistake.