Question: We have a problem with cutter ants. I lose my entire crape myrtle tree every year. All of the pest control personnel I ask do not have a solution. Can you please suggest something to ...

First, two lilies disappeared from the garden. Then, a crape myrtle tree was stripped overnight. Tina Ramirez's house in the Harper's Landing neighborhood of The Woodlands was under attack. Every ...

Question: How do we get rid of leaf-cutter ants? — C.H., Cherokee, Texas A Texas leaf cutter ant carrying a leaf that it has removed from a plant. (File Photo) Answer: The Texas leaf-cutter ants are ...

Answer: Leaf cutting ants (Acromyrmex versicolor) are difficult to manage. They strip many different types of plants for the purpose of cultivating fungi on the plant parts they harvest. Because the ...

You have one of two relationships with leaf-cutter ants. First, you’re a nature-lover, visiting Costa Rica, as you always do, when it’s a little too cold at home. You’re enjoying the house you don’t ...

Question: I have several mature oleander plants in my backyard. One of them has developed a growth on some pruned branch tips that resembles broccoli. Also, the leaves that have fallen from several of ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series on Texas leaf cutting ants. The first part was published on Sept. 4. Control of Atta Texana, Texas leaf cutter ants, is a challenge because of ...

Could ants get any cooler? These amazing insects have been known to create rafts and bridges with their bodies and tend to vast fungus gardens. Now, a new study suggests they have also been farming ...

Q: What can I do to eliminate leaf cutter ants? I thought I had them under control last fall, but now they are back even in the cold weather. The fire ant remedies did not work. How can I send them ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A researcher at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is donating to a good cause with the money made from hyper-detailed videos of leaf-cutting ants. Adrian Smith, the ...