Ants are social insects that belong to the same order as wasps and bees. Voted as the number one nuisance pest in the UK, ants can colonise ...
Ants are social insects that belong to the same order as wasps and bees. Each ant is a member of a highly organised colony or nest which can sometimes consist of millions of individuals. Within a single nest, there are workers, soldiers, drones and queens and colonies can occupy and use a wide area of land to support them.
There are about 11,880 known ant species, most of which are tropical. Ants are extremely social creatures and their ability to adapt to most environments has enabled them to colonise almost every landmass on Earth.
Of the 11,880 known species of ant, few are indigenous to the UK. Listed below are the ant species that can commonly be found within the British Isles.
Avoiding An Invasion
They crawl, they fly, they swarm, they scurry - in short, bugs are pests. This year is a lot worse for infestations as we've had so much rain. The ants are trying to come in so they are not drowning; and the fleas and ticks are likely to be really ba...
Ants on the March
Got ants in your house? A lot of people do this year, but how do you get rid of them? Unfortunately, if you try calling an exterminator now, you'll probably get a busy signal, because everyone in town is trying to get rid of the little buggers. We ex...
Got Ants?
Finally, spring has arrived. It's a great time to throw a barbecue for family and friends and enjoy the outdoors. And then, there are the uninvited houseguests: ants. Not only are they inviting themselves, but all of their friends as well. They seem ...
Fine For Pesticide Misuse
At Sheffield Magistrates Court on 12th March 2008 Mr John Allison pleaded guilty to four offences of not taking all reasonable precautions in using an insecticide containing bendiocarb. He was fined £200 for each offence and a further £20...
The Wine-Makers Battle
So you've got the wine bug. It's springtime in the Devonshire wine-makers domain. You itch to visit the vineyards. But do you see the cutworms gnawing at the buds? Dagger nematodes injecting viruses into roots? Fruit flies? Parasitic wasps? A malicio...
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