Learning how to kill an ant nest but not your lawn is the key to enjoying months of summer bliss time outdoors in a space that is ant-free, but also lush and healthy. Our home and backyard pros ...

If you like to avoid chemical pesticides or want a quick fix to prevent a full-blown ant invasion, you might look to vinegar ...

You can kill existing ants with a bait station. The small openings in ant stations mean that pets won’t be able to reach the bait. On uncultivated land, boiling water can be poured into nests. In ...

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Ants that encountered members of a nest from which they had previously ... or spray acid and kill their competitors. They are less likely to carry out such aggressive manoeuvres against nests ...

Each nest has its own specific scent. Previous studies have already shown that ants behave aggressively towards their nearest neighbours in particular. They are especially likely to open their ...

From there, scientists examined how the various ant groups subsequently reacted when they encountered the aggressive Nest A ants—either for the first time, once again, or in comparison to Nest B ...

Fire ant experts inspect a nest at the Sunshine Coast. Picture: Contributed “This latest detection on the Sunshine Coast is a ...

Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, plants, turf or soil.