Keeping ants out of your pet’s food bowls can be a losing battle this time of year. A line of tiny scavengers seems to form as soon as dinner is set down. The best defense is to avoid leaving food out ...

Ants get into pet food, and pets may refuse to eat food with an ant colony climbing all over it. Worse, if ants actually get on your pet, they often bite, which can be an even nastier problem than you ...

When I was a teenager, I volunteered in the rainforest exhibit at an aquarium. A few times a week, we’d get a phone call from someone looking to donate a pet that they could no longer care for. Mostly ...

Creating a beautiful, thriving yard is a joy for any homeowner. Watching your flowers bloom and your lawn grow lush and green ...

Q: Fire ants are building mounds in our yard as they do every spring. In the past we've treated for these nasty stinging pests, but this year we've added a new dog and are concerned that fire ants or ...

Just a few stray particles of pet food are enough to lead a parade of ants through your house. Before resorting to chemicals to get rid of them though, try using a pan of water as a moat to keep them ...

Patience is the key quality needed to keep ants as pets, says Nguyen Tan Minh Nhut, who takes careful care of seven species of the crawlers. The Saigon resident’s curiosity and fascination with ants ...

Two types of giant ants - the Myrmecia pyriformis on the right and an Iridomyrmex purpureus on the left - in comparison to a one-yuan coin. Photo: screenshot from Sina Weibo account of Xinhua News ...