If your home has been overrun by ants and you're wondering whether borax is a viable solution to remove these pests, keep reading. Here, one pest control expert highlights the benefits of using borax ...

Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

Some think cornmeal kills ants, but pros say that's a myth. Cornmeal, sugar, and borax can bait ants, but cornmeal alone doesn't work. To prevent ants, keep things clean, take out trash, and seal up ...

Natural ingredients like cinnamon and citrus oils can also help deter ants. As the weather warms up, our creepy-crawly friends tend to find their way indoors. In particular, you may notice ants in the ...

Vinegar is often used to treat ant infestations in the home but it's not as effective as other methods. Vinegar can be used as a deterrent, but boric acid, pesticides, and strong smells can be more ...

Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die. Chance this works: 1 in a very big number. Why: Like you, an ant won’t eat food that ...

The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when they are gravely ill, young pupae are immobile and remain sealed in ...

I keep my house very clean, but every summer ants find their way in. It’s not an infestation, just a handful of them in my kitchen now and then. I don’t like killing anything, so I don’t squash them ...

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The story of how tiny ants managed to push lions to kill more African buffalo shows how the arrival of an invasive species can affect multiple animals that seem to have no connections. At an animal ...

Baking soda needs to be mixed with an attractant like sugar to be effective at killing ants. Baking soda does not lure or kill ants on its own, entomologists say. Natural ingredients like cinnamon and ...