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Useful Tips: What to Do if Ants Appear on the Site
Ants are a common problem for gardeners. In this article, we will tell you how to effectively get rid of pests in the garden without killing the plants.
Diana Dashkevich insects gardening tips gardening advices Garden 12 February 2024
Ants: Interesting Facts – Amazing Nature
The first ants appeared 130 million years ago. These small insects are as ancient as dinosaurs.
Diana Dashkevich insects nature wild nature Animals 6 February 2024
Gardening tips: Ants on peonies – how to get rid of them
Peonies are one of the most beautiful flowers you can grow in your garden – they look amazing both on garden beds and in bouquets. The only problem these flowers might have is that they tend to attract lots of ants.
Kate Yakimchuk peonies garden flowers gardening tips ideas Garden 13 January 2024
A new study: Ants are amazing – they can use antibiotics
The Matabele ants eat only termites, but hunting them is risky because the termite soldiers fight back. These ants have a smart way of taking care of their injured buddies - they can tell if a wound is infected or not.
Kate Yakimchuk research antibiotics garden insects wild nature Animals 4 January 2024
Pros and Cons of Ants: Gardening Tips
Not all insects are pests - most of them just live in your garden and do their own things, so you don't always have to get rid of them. For instance, ants can be both beneficial and damaging to your garden, so you should be careful with them.
Kate Yakimchuk garden insects garden pests gardening benefits Garden 21 December 2023
Useful Tips: How to Get Rid of Ants in the House
Ants appear in the house for several reasons. This could be an anthill in the basement, for example. You can also bring ants with you after a walk in the forest or park - the insects will crawl around the apartment and lay a nest somewhere.
Diana Dashkevich insects pests home kitchen tips Helpful tips 21 December 2023
Anthills: Gardening tips
Ants are quite surprising insects with lots of intelligence that makes them capable of amazing collective work. While sometimes ants can be actually beneficial for your garden, they can also do harm, especially if you have multiple huge anthills in your garden.
Kate Yakimchuk anthill gardening insects pests Garden 15 November 2023
Peonies and ants: Gardening tips
Peonies are one of the most beautiful kinds of flowers, but they also tend to attract lots of ants. You can see these insects almost everywhere around these flowers, and sometimes you can also find them in bouquets.
Kate Yakimchuk flowers peonies tips Garden 7 September 2023
How ants can damage your garden: When good insects become pests
Ants are generally nice insects - they are pretty intelligent, they are mostly harmless, and they can sometimes even benefit your garden by hunting other pests. At the same time, they can also damage your garden and plants.
Kate Yakimchuk pests gardening tips Garden 5 July 2023
Useful Tips: How to Get Rid of Ants in the House
Ants in the house can be a real problem. Insects lay their eggs in food, house plants. Carpenter ants, if there are a lot of them in a private house, can even destroy wooden walls, beams, ceilings, turning wood or wood boards into dust.
Diana Dashkevich home protection advices lifehacks Helpful tips 29 June 2023
The most painful ant sting works like scorpion's venom: Be careful with ants
Not only scorpions, bees and spiders - ant stings can also be very harmful, especially if it is an Australian Greenhead. In fact, this ant stings so badly that researchers at the University of Queensland wanted to know why.
Kate Yakimchuk insects research Animals 18 June 2023
Scientists have discovered more amazing facts about how ants' brains work: Extremely complex brains
While animals and birds are mostly known for their complicated and intelligent brains, some insects can also impress us with how complex and unusual their brains work. Ants are capable of amazing things, because they somehow can communicate and coordinate their actions so well that they can create very complex hierarchies and systems.
Kate Yakimchuk insects animal facts research brain Animals 16 June 2023