Ants are often an early sign of the presence of aphids on a plant because they protect aphids from their natural enemies.

Aphids are small insects that feed off the sap found in plant leaves, whereas spider mites eat the plant leaves ... produce a sticky substance that attracts ants, and do not produce any webbing.

After a mild past winter, the ant population here is growing. Here's what you can do before ants come marching in one by one ...

Do note that borax will not kill every type of ant —it may not be effective in getting rid of carpenter or fire ants due to ...