Ants are emerging this spring, seeking food and shelter in homes. Experts share tips to prevent and treat infestations.

One frequently suggested ant repellent is coffee grounds. But does it actually work? We turned to the pros to find out. “Most ...

Ants are supremely social animals. They have an extraordinary ability to organize themselves and an inherent drive to ...

In humans, social complexity usually involves clear governance hierarchies, with leaders and middle managers directing our ...

How do ant colonies manage the nutrients in their food? Biologists have shown that an ant colony functions like a "collective mouth and gut". The members of a colony are capable of dealing with the ...

The “Ants and Agriculture” exhibit in the Microbial Sciences Building closed Thursday with staff and students gathering to say their goodbyes to the ant colony. Forty people watched as the Currie Lab ...

Like a brain, an ant colony operates without central control. Each is a set of interacting individuals, either neurons or ants, using simple chemical interactions that in the aggregate generate their ...

People tend to notice flying ants all at once. A warm afternoon passes quietly and then, almost without warning, pavements, ...

Warmer temperatures mean summer is well on its way, but it also means something else: The bugs are out. Anything that crawls, ...