Has a crucial component to the development of human medicine been hiding under our feet? Auburn University Assistant ...

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

Climate shapes how ants and parasite interact, fight, and evolve as temperature and humidity drive behavior and genetic ...

A homeowner couldn't help but pull out her camera when she saw an unexpected guest burrowing through her front yard — and the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

Moles‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ may be small, but the damage they do to gardens and lawns can be quite significant. Most of the times their ...

Ginger root has a strong smell, pleasant to us but repellant to many pests and animals. But you have to do more than toss a ...

If your grass has been watered enough in the drought and water-use restrictions to produce a relatively compact and green lawn, now is the time to fertilize it. A winterizer product with a 3-1-2 ...

The backyard barbecue gets cut short when mosquitoes arrive. The kids stay inside because fire ants claimed the play area. That shaded corner under the trees never quite fills in ...

Combine Heterorhabditis nematodes (sold in paste-like form) with water and apply to the soil in the spring or fall. Wait a couple of days and reseed or replant any damaged areas. However, chemical ...

The Big Island Invasive Species Committee is doing what it can to prevent an infestation from spreading from Kona to the ...