enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Flying ants or termites may be invading your KY home ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/flying-ants-termites-may-invading...

    Flying termites are shaped more like sausages and have wings of equal length. Their antennae are straight. Flying ants have pinched waists and wings of unequal length.

  3. Termites or flying ants? How to tell the difference & keep ...

    www.aol.com/news/termites-flying-ants-tell...

    Flying ants have a pinched, small waist; whereas termites have a thick waist. The antennas on flying ants are elbowed, meaning they come out to the side and then they bend upwards. Termite ...

  4. When does homeowners insurance cover animal damage? - AOL

    www.aol.com/finance/animal-damage-coverage...

    Ants: Carpenter ants are most common in the northeastern states, and the damage they cause can be mistaken for termite damage. Carpenter ants eat through soggy wood to make their nests and may ...

  5. Pest (organism) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pest_(organism)

    The damage they do results both from the direct injury they cause to the plants and from the indirect consequences of the fungal, bacterial or viral infections they transmit. Plants have their own defences against these attacks but these may be overwhelmed, especially in habitats where the plants are already stressed, or where the pests have ...

  6. Solenopsis molesta - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solenopsis_molesta

    Since ants of this species are so small, they can colonize just about anywhere. They can live in people's homes without them ever knowing that they have an infestation of tiny ants. Solenopsis molesta are common in homes, and due to their small size they can easily enter sealed packages of food. Other thief ant colonies are inside other ant ...

  7. Fauna of Louisiana - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Louisiana

    One study of white-tailed deer found that death rates for young deer were twice as high in areas with fire ants as in uninfested areas. In Louisiana, the spread of fire ants has been linked to the decline of the loggerhead shrike and some species of warblers. The red fire ant has replaced nearly half the native insect species in some areas it ...

  8. These Homeowners Didn't Know They Had an Ant Problem ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/homeowners-didnt-know-had...

    Truthfully, it was a blessing in disguise that these biting, wood-loving ants fell on Andrew and his wife that night: Had they not been there, the colony could've easily done a lot of damage to ...

  9. Red imported fire ants in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_imported_fire_ants_in...

    This is the leading cause of traffic light shorts in Texas, where the ants cause more than US$140 million in damage each year [citation needed]. Several ant species, including fire ants, have been shown to contain ferromagnetic nanoparticles that may contribute information about the geomagnetic field for orientation during foraging or migration ...