Are aphids overrunning your garden? Margie Siegal gives tips to rid yourself of these little insects—and the ants that farm them. The post How To Get Rid of Aphid-Farming Ants in Your Garden appeared ...

That trail of tiny footprints, indiscernible to the naked eye, is remarkably effective at protecting the tree from pathogens and pests. That makes ants, in the eyes of Ida Cecilie Jensen, a legion of ...

which provide food and the ants protect these plants from pests. There are several wasp species that closely resemble ants, including the velvet ant, which is actually a hairy, wingless wasp.

We determined the effects of red imported fire ants on the abundance of aphids, other herbivorous insects, and beneficial arthropods in Alabama tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) by manipulating the ...

These ants prefer lawn edges where there is less disturbance. Ants feed off the honeydew excreted by various insects such as mealybugs, scale insects and aphids. Ants protect these pests by fending ...

Soybean aphids have become a perennial pest for soybean farmers over the last few years. Hopefully, we do not have soybean aphid numbers at levels that require spraying. We may or may not, but the ...

Soybean aphids have become a perennial pest for soybean farmers over the last few years. Hopefully, we do not have soybean aphid numbers as levels that require spraying. We may or may not, but the ...

Trapping is most effective during late winter to early spring. Ants and aphids work together. The aphids produce a honeydew that feeds the ants. In return, the ants protect the aphids from ...

The Russell lab studies the functional significance and evolutionary histories of symbioses in ants and aphids through a combination of molecular, bioinformatic, phylogenetic, and experimental ...