Are aphids overrunning your garden? Margie Siegal gives tips to rid yourself of these little insects—and the ants that farm them. The post How To Get Rid of Aphid-Farming Ants in Your Garden appeared ...

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

We determined the effects of red imported fire ants on the abundance of aphids, other herbivorous insects, and beneficial arthropods in Alabama tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) by manipulating the ...

The presence of aphids and ants in the garden does not indicate anything good. These two species live in symbiosis and can lead to severe damage in the garden. If you want to get rid of them ...

The Florida Entomologist Vol. 72, No. 1, Mar., 1989 Impact of the Imported Fire Ant on Labor... Impact of the Imported Fire Ant on Laboratory Populations of Cotton Aphid (Aphis gossypii) Predators ...

Other ant species herd aphid 'cattle', which they eat and also milk for honeydew, a plant sap excreted by the aphids. They even have their own ‘fences’ to prevent the aphids from straying away.

Other facts: Black garden ants don’t just hunt food—they farm it. They often live alongside colonies of aphids, which secrete a substance called honeydew that ants eat. The ants “milk” the ...

Soybean aphids have become a perennial pest for soybean farmers over the last few years. Hopefully, we do not have soybean aphid numbers at levels that require spraying. We may or may not, but the ...

Other aphids may be grey, brown or black. Whitefly are also sapsuckers, but aren't closely related. They are smaller than greenfly and have white wings as well as white bodies, whereas the greenfly's ...