Last year, our entire three-flat building in Chicago had an ant problem. Small ants were climbing in through holes in screens or under doors and congregating in groups in each apartment’s kitchen. It ...

Noticing more of those tiny ants popping up in your house lately? Some call them ghost ants. Others refer to them as sugar ants. More on their actual name later. No matter what they are called, most ...

You have to know your enemy—and accept that there’s no permanent solution. How is it that ants are always the heroes in children’s fables and movies, but when you find them in your kitchen in real ...

Not all methods are successful or safe.

Maybe you’ve spotted a single ant wandering around on the kitchen floor, or perhaps there’s a trail of them marching across the counter. Regardless, it’s time to act fast. “Once a worker finds food, ...

A: The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ever seen — they were so tiny that they could get into ...

Knowing how to get rid of ants around the house is important. But it’s also fun to learn just how fascinating these creatures are. They’re industrious and super smart, as far as insects go. Some ants ...

Q: Every winter during the rainy season, we have an ant problem. Is there some way to prevent them from coming into the house, and what can we do if they show up? I never had ant problems, until we ...

While the presence of ants in your home doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dirty, the teeny-tiny critters thrive in filth. RHJ Getty Images/iStockphoto As the weather starts to warm across California, ants ...

Ghost ants, also known as sugar ants, are tiny ants common in Florida and known for being difficult to get rid of. These ants are not harmful and only bite if their nest is threatened, causing minor ...

It just takes one, and you know you have a problem. When you look at your counter or bathroom vanity and see a tiny ant scurrying around for food or water, you know it's not the only one. You need to ...