Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die.

You could try pouring boiling water into fire ant mounds. It can work, but be careful not to burn yourself (or anyone else).

A new major threat to Guam’s endangered birds has been stopped in its tracks. The Guam Department of Agriculture has ...

It’s hard to miss the eggs of apple snails. Popped out in a curious shade of Pepto-Bismol pink, they are packed full of a ...

Advion Ant Gel Insecticide provides absolute kill to thief ants, workers, and the whole colony. A trusted product to try. It smells funny. If you want to find a specific insect killer to handle fire ...

Highly invasive red fire ants could soon be setting up home in Britain thanks to global warming, a pest expert has warned. The creature may only be the size of a grain of rice but their bites can ...

Have sugar ants taken over the kitchen or bathroom? Read this Bob Vila article for a step-by-step guide in how to get rid of ...

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Hawai'i's little fire ant problem isn't so little, but the state has announced a program to tackle the issue free of charge ...

The attempt to control fire ants has been so expensive, time-consuming and ineffective that biologist E. O. Wilson has called it ‘the Vietnam of entomology.’” — Amy Stewart, “Wicked Bugs” I spent ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...