Most of us associate ants with productivity. You probably imagine them digging tunnels, laying down pheromone trails, hauling food back to their nest, or, of course, maintaining their characteristic ...

Fire ants swarm fast and sting hard. If you step on a nest, leave the area immediately, brush the ants off instead of crushing them, and clean the affected skin. Treating the bites quickly can help ...

Giuseppe Battaglia walks in his beautiful garden on the outskirts of Avola, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. He is wearing long socks and sneakers, despite the September sun and 30-degree-Celsius ...