When ants battle bumble bees, nobody wins

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the ...
Science Daily

Nectar wars between bumble bees and invasive ants drain the hive

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting ...
Scientific American

Honeybees Wing-Slap Ants That Try to Invade Their Hive

When a hungry ant approaches a honeybee hive, the residents are ready. They sting, bite or even buzz their wings to create air currents that repel the intruder. But a new study shows that honeybees ...
nerdist

Thousand of Ants Form a Rope Bridge to Seize Control of a Beehive

Do you remember that episode of SpongeBob SquarePants where Plankton recruits his multitude of extended family members to help steal the Krabby Patty formula, and how they were able to form a working ...
The Florida Times-Union

Garden Q&A: How to control mosquitoes and those nasty fire ants

I like to be in the garden when the first full rays of sun hit the ground. This year, I am a little nervous about these darn mosquitoes spreading this horrible Zika virus. I do not want them to keep ...
Sacramento Bee

Are ants creeping into your California home? A pest expert explains how to keep them away

While the presence of ants in your home doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dirty, the teeny-tiny critters thrive in filth. RHJ Getty Images/iStockphoto As the weather starts to warm across California, ants ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Study shows NC is among most ant-infested states in the US. Here's how to get rid of them

North Carolina ranks 14th in the US for pest-related Google searches, with ants being a major concern. Red imported fire ants, known for their painful stings and aggressive behavior, are present in ...