Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more ...

Carpenter ants, which include more than a thousand ... For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive ...

From carpenter ants digging away at your deck to fire ants nipping at your fingers whenever you try to pull weeds, ants are ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants.

As the warmth of spring creeps in, so too does the relentless return of the pesky ant, with the fire ant leading the charge, bringing chaos and an unwelcome sting to every corner they invade.

Ozaki said the Japanese carpenter ant pheromone likely led the ... The pheromone also showed strong effects on red imported fire ants. “The pheromone, which is not toxic, could be used on ...