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 ...

The best way to get rid of ants is using borax or boric acid bait that they carry back to the colony. Ants love kitchens because of food crumbs, grease and water—so keeping things clean is the first ...

Moths, beetles, grain mites, and weevils are commonly found around food storage. Dry goods serve as the main food source for moths, beetles, grain mites, and weevils. If there is evidence of these ...

Q: We have ants in the kitchen. I think it started because our cats got a little messy with their food bowls. After putting down a tray under the bowls, the problem has gotten better but is not ...

If ants are causing a serious pest problem in your home, try one of these popular methods for deterring ants without the need ...

Myrmecologists, scientists who study ants, know these small kitchen ants as Tapinoma sessile, but to most of us they re odorous house ants, or sugar ants. Whatever you call them, these little ants are ...

So my wife calls me at the office saying she went to do a load of laundry and when she picked up some stuff in the laundry room there were a whole bunch of tiny little ants under one of the pieces of ...

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 ...

We have ants. Not a massive invasion but just a persistent presence depending on the time of the year - and summer is higher season than fall. The ants in question are tiny - 1mm long or even smaller.

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Insects. You don’t want to live with them, especially when they find their way into your home. Luckily, if your ants are getting into your home, there’s a fix. Our resident DIY expert Beth Allen, ...