Ants

• Superbugs are on the rise — could ants be our secret weapon?

  In the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton are enlisting an unexpected army: ants, bees and beetles.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2024
  
• SFU researchers say ant pheromones could help prevent tick bites

  Researchers at Simon Fraser University have discovered that ant pheromones may be the key to warding off ticks.

  Science

  Apr 15, 2024
  
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• Kingston, Ont. tenants deal with multiple insect infestations

  A Kingston woman has had some unwanted guests for the past couple of months. Her rental unit is infested with ants, which are usually summertime pests.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2022
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• Hot, dry weather means fewer mosquitoes in Edmonton but more yellowjackets and ants

  The flipside to the hot and dry conditions is that other species are thriving.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2021
• U.S. declares victory over bird-killing ‘crazy ants’ on Pacific atoll

  U.S. Wildlife officials have successfully eradicated an invasive ant that swarms over seabirds on the remote Johnston Atoll.

  Trending

  Jun 24, 2021
• ‘It’s important to get rid of them’: Winnipeg bug expert on spike in summer pests

  Summer is finally here but the great weather has also brought a whole host of annoying little critters such as cankerworms, ants and wasps.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2021
• A million cannibal ants have been unleashed from a nuclear bunker in Poland

  Nearly one million ants were trapped in a Polish bunker for years, where they survived entirely by feasting on one another.

  Trending

  Nov 4, 2019
• Rare slave-making ant found at Kennedy Lakes N.B.

  Researchers were looking for a more common ant species at the annual event when they happened upon a nest that appeared to be housing two different species.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2019
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• ‘My entire lawn is full of ants’: Regina residents deal with pest problem

  An influx in ants across the city has some Regina residents crawling in their skin.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2019
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• ‘They crawl in our toilet paper’: grandmother desperate for help with ant infestation

  An Edmonton woman is at her wit’s end after living with an infestation of pharaoh ants in her apartment for nearly a month.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2018