So your looking for a natural ant killer are you? There are so chemical pesticides in our local stores these days that many of us just assume these products are what works best. But in reality, there are many green, natural and safe alternatives which do just as good a job or better. So I’m [...]
Continue reading...10. October 2008
If you’re looking for information on those pesky ants that are showing up everywhere in and around your house, there’s a good chance that those are carpenter ants. Typically, you’ll find carpenter ants near the outside, or on the inside of a wooden structure, they like moist wood. It is easy to identify them, carpenter ants [...]
Continue reading...14. October 2008
Typically found in the warmer areas of the Americas, Leaf-Cutter ants feed on a special fungus that only grows underneath the nests that they build. In order to cultivate their fungus, and keep it free from molds, the Leaf-Cutter ants feed it with contant freshly-cut plants (hence, the name). However those plant leaves have a [...]
Continue reading...14. October 2008
Ants are norious survivors, and it’s not just from their work eithic alone. Many types are also known for their painful stings and their powerful bites. You’ve probably seen army ants in action. They can devour small prey in minutes and colonies can wipe out full areas of that prey when millions of them are [...]
Continue reading...14. October 2008
Haven’t you wondered what so many tiny insects are actually rummaging for in your kitchen when they make their way into your home and frantically race around like their looking for something in particular? Even if you haven’t seen them in your kitchen, you might have had an infestation of some kind in another area of [...]
Continue reading...10. October 2008
They even sound nasty with that name, don’t they? Fire ants are a threatening pest and have been known to do serious, idespread damage to farmer’s crops and their cattle, as well as humans. There were are two main species of fire ants, one black and one red. The black ones were somehow imported [...]
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22. October 2008
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