You may not have considered using houseplants to rid your home of bugs, but some common herbs and other plants can act as natural repellents. As a bonus, these plants add visual charm to your home and ...

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

You can also get a bug's eye view of the ants' underground nest at the San Diego Zoo's Children's Zoo, something you wouldn't ...

Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. To minimize the risk of infection, the insects ...

Set out baits labeled for carpenter ants. Baits can be effective because ants share food with each other, says Benson. Place ...

About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs.

One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new ...