Ants in your potted plants can be a nuisance, damaging roots and signaling other pests. This guide offers simple, safe ...

I replanted some of my containers last week, swapping out dead pansies for petunias, which will better withstand the heat as summer progresses. As I removed the spent plants from their pots, a swarm ...

Over the last few years, several instances of ants damaging vegetable transplants have been reported on the Delmarva Peninsula in a manner unlike the more usual ant-plant interactions of feeding on ...

My question involves plant-stripping ants that remove the leaves from bushes and cacti, killing some on our property. They have ant beds and are active early in the day. We used a pesticide on some ...

Around 4,000 plant species from different parts of the world secrete nectar outside their flowers, such as on their stems or leaves, through secretory glands known as extrafloral nectaries. Unlike ...

This ant is busily collecting nectar from clusters of flowers on golden Alexanders, a native plant currently in full bloom. This ant is busily collecting nectar from clusters of flowers on golden ...

Scientists developed a new method to map exactly how a fungus works with leafcutter ants in a complex microbial community to degrade plant material at the molecular level. The team's insights are ...

The small industrious wood ant can do more than just build high nests in spruce forests. A newly published scientific article in the journal Microbial Ecology reveals that ants combat a range of plant ...

Peonies are loved for their large and showy blooms, however these perennials are known for often being covered in ants during late spring. The ants are actually attracted to the nectar produced by ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — About 400 plants donated to the Punahou Carnival were isolated after little fire ants were found in them. That fundraiser was called off as the Department of Agriculture does ...

Hawaii Department of Agriculture officials said this morning that the Punahou Carnival plant sale will be open today for the second day of the annual event. The plant sales was closed Friday after an ...

Around 4,000 plant species from different parts of the world secrete nectar outside their flowers, such as on their stems or leaves, through secretory glands known as extrafloral nectaries. Unlike ...