In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs. But these large ants become nuisances when they forage or nest inside our homes. “Carpenter ...

In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs. But these large ants become nuisances when they forage or nest inside our homes. “Carpenter ...

Carpenter ants often get the blame when a tree dies and thousands of the little scurriers are found running in and out the crime scene. The truth is they didn’t do it. The ants were just taking ...

Carpenter ants can cause structural damage requiring expensive repairs. Ant trails, wood shavings, and damaged wood in your home are signs of an infestation. The best way to treat an infestation is to ...

Mention carpenter ants, and Declan McCabe, chair of the biology department at Saint Michael s College in Colchester, Vermont, thinks about the time he got a lungful of formic acid. He had taken a ...

Is it a carpenter ant or a pavement ant? If you find just one in your house, it might be the only sign you have of an infestation. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access ...

Scientists have discovered that Florida carpenter ants perform life-saving amputations on injured nestmates, a level of medical intervention previously only observed in humans. The ants assess wound ...

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As summer temperatures rise across South Carolina, so does activity from one of the season’s smallest and most persistent pests: ants. Whether swarming your picnic table, creeping along kitchen ...