After moving into a pre-war building a few years ago I became very familiar with a common pest problem: ants. No amount of ...

Cinnamon doesn't kill ants, but its strong scent can make it hard for ants to stay. Other natural ant deterrents include vinegar, essential oils, and diatomaceous earth. No matter how hard we try, ...

Animals are often capable of far more than we give them credit for and a scientific discovery at an abandoned ant hill ...

To mark 20 years of the BBC TV series Planet Earth, we look at some of the filming firsts it captured – including a ‘zombie’ fungus ...

According to Tahija, termites can live inside a home for years before homeowners notice them. “People will have termites in ...

Urgent action must be taken to ensure that imported red fire ants do not establish themselves on the island, to prevent ...

Sarah Dalrymple is the first female reserve manager of Coquet Island off the Northumberland coast and is hoping to inspire other young women.

The exploding ant, known scientifically as Colobopsis explodens, has one of the most extreme defense mechanisms in the animal kingdom. When threatened, certain worker ants rupture their own bodies, ...

Fire ants have been found at bushwalking mecca Binna Burra in the Gold Coast hinterland but authorities insist they are on ...

I rarely spot either culprit, but my trees reveal exactly what pileated woodpeckers and carpenter ants are up to.

For years, Queensland authorities have been broadscale baiting fire ants. But the infestation is too big – and the baits wipe out rival species ...