My second year growing flowers from seed was overall a lot more successful than the first year but I majorly struggled keeping on top of one pest – ants.I had gotten on top of the ants for a short ...

Ants can be an absolute menace in gardens across the UK and they start to come out around this time of the year.

Ants and aphids on a poplar leaf: When aphids infest plants, ants are often also present. The ants do not prey on the small insects, but are interested in their honeydew. In return, they even ...

Q. What are these weird white things on my citrus trees? They don’t seem like they’re moving, but they sure do attract ants!

Other ant species herd aphid 'cattle', which they eat and also milk for honeydew, a plant sap excreted by the aphids. They even have their own ‘fences’ to prevent the aphids from straying away.

The Florida Entomologist Vol. 72, No. 1, Mar., 1989 Impact of the Imported Fire Ant on Labor... Impact of the Imported Fire Ant on Laboratory Populations of Cotton Aphid (Aphis gossypii) Predators ...

My project investigates pheromonal communication and aphid-ant interactions in the western carpenter ant (WCA), Camponotus modoc. WCAs are significant structural pests, causing damage by excavating ...

"Sprinkling cinnamon around the base of plants can deter ants, as they dislike the strong scent," Sam advised. "This can help protect plants from aphids and other pests that ants often cultivate." ...