To learn more about how insects, such as ants, attempt to prevent the spread of an infection among members of a nest, the research team went into the field and collected black garden ants—enough ...

If an infection takes hold in an ants’ nest, it could spell disaster for the whole colony. But some worker ants appear to have a workaround for that. When exposed to a pathogen, black garden ...

While Myrmecophilus acervorum is known to inhabit the nests of many different ant species, researchers said it seems to prefer Lasius niger, or the black garden ant. To colonize a new nest ...

Once settled, the queen remains in the nest for the rest of her life, focusing on laying eggs and producing thousands of offspring. The mating process of the black garden ant queen is known as the ...

Prior to swarming, ants are going about their everyday business and living in a colony in a nest. Black garden ants nest in dry soil. You'll often find them in flower beds and lawns, and under paving ...

Baits work best for black ants, as other species don't take them so enthusiastically. They’re worth trying where you can’t find the nest, or when the nest is inaccessible, such as when it's in a wall.

They have a velvety white coat, with black spots around the eyes ... hunt for food and find other insects’ nests to lay their eggs in. Related: Ants perform life saving operations — the ...

A small team of biologists at the University of Bristol has found that black garden ants modify the physical structure of their nests to mitigate infection spread. The group has written a paper ...