Not all ants are bad for the garden—some help with soil health and pest control—but fire ants and carpenter ants can be serious nuisances or hazards. Natural methods like vinegar, citrus, essential ...

Rock landscaping might make your garden look nice, but it can also attract hordes of ants. Luckily, there are ways to keep these pests out of your backyard.

Fire ants inflict painful stings and create unsightly mounds in our landscapes. Unfortunately, there is no treatment that will eradicate them from a yard permanently. You will have to control fire ...

Cream of tartar is a surprisingly useful and natural gardening helper that can fight pests, clean tools, and boost plant health. The baking staple can naturally repel garden pests like aphids, slugs, ...

"The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns," poet Kahlil Gibran once wrote. But what if the rose is growing amidst... ants? Yuck! While roses are one of the most popular additions to home ...

An invasive species of ant with a sting that could cause irritation for days — the Asian needle ant — is on the rise again in Kentucky and could spell a potential problem for gardeners and those ...