Ants – Page 10 – Pest Management Professional

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Ants: Identification guides techs to solution

Remember, in the end, identification is the one tool you will need on every ant job.

Ant management video game examines colony behavior

Slug Disco Studios released the early access version of its Empires of the Undergrowth ant colony management video game. To...

Ant management: Traditional insecticides play important role

The insecticide may be applied to the outside surfaces of labeled structures and into wall voids.

Ants’ foraging behavior relates to weather

Pest management professionals use many skills to solve ant problems quickly and efficiently.

PMPs rank top 5 most-prevalent species

Carpenter ants top our State of the Industry lists this year.

ants marching. Photo: iStock.com/kietisak

Ant management: Choose control method based on species

"... don’t be afraid to try something you’ve never tried before."

No Tinder app needed for this pair of Indian jumping ants.Photo: Dr. Jürgen Liebig/Arizona State University

Study: How Indian jumping ants use scent

The findings have implications for mosquito repellent as well.

12 tips for following the ant trail

Ant management relies heavily on finding the ant trails.

Tawny crazy ant workers interact with their brood. Photo: Dr. Blake Layton

Mississippi State team monitors tawny crazy ants

The tawny crazy ant is a non-native ant species that also has been found in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and...

Fire ant colonies float in Hurricane Harvey floodwaters

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, images of floating fire ant colonies from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston...

Photo: Choe Laboratory at University of California, Riverside

Research: Battle Argentine ants with bait derived from seaweed

A research team at the University of California-Riverside is working on an inexpensive, biodegradable, seaweed-based bait for Argentine ants (Linepithema...

Pavement ants: Always ready to rumble

Dr. Michael Greene, associate professor and graduate program director for the University of Colorado Denver Department of Integrative Biology, studies...

Ants across America: PMP publishes 2017 Ant Management Survey results

Ant management is good business all throughout the country, say respondents to PMP’s exclusive survey. Ants are problematic throughout the...

Successfully manage carpenter ants by using the 3 i’s

Successful carpenter ant management comes down to “interview, identify and inspect.” Yes, those big black ants come every spring, but then...

Carpenter ants aren’t always evil

Let’s set the record straight: Carpenter ants (Camponotus spp.) are not all “evil” or “bad.” They play a positive role...