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When ants invade your home, repel them with these cheap solutions you can purchase at the store or already have in your pantry. Ants are a common household pest that are drawn to food. While each is ...

It’s no secret that ants live a complex life, working together to accomplish incredible feats. A new study just revealed another skill: longhorn crazy ants have the capacity to think ahead and ...

Ant season is well and truly here, and these pesky insects seem to find their way into a home through every single nook and cranny. For most of us, using chemicals to deter them, particularly in the ...

Essential oils are another natural and fragrant way to repel pests. “Some oils, such as peppermint, tea tree, and eucalyptus, have been shown to deter insects like ants,” Frazer says.

It's summer, which means whether you're at a picnic, chilling in your yard, or (worst of all) lying in your own cozy bed, there's a chance an ant may just be waiting to invade your space. OK, so maybe ...

Are you going for a hike? Don’t forget your bottle of ant musk. A new scientific study suggests that some species of ticks—those Lyme Disease-spreading creepy crawlies—are scared off by pheromones ...

Previously my long departed grandmother employed the use the rubber bands as some sort of ant repellant around the house. She claimed they were scared of them. Lately I've found my aunt doing the same ...