DEAR JOAN: With all this rain, the local ants have sought shelter and sustenance inside. My usual method of putting the cat food bowl in water doesn’t seem to deter them. I have tried wiping down the ...

You can get ants out of your home — and make them stay out — this warm-weather season with the right pesticide and some intervention tricks. Last year, The News & Observer spoke with Sydney Crawley, ...

Most of us have cinnamon in our pantries, but can it work to keep ants away? We asked the pros.

As summer temperatures rise across South Carolina, so does activity from one of the season’s smallest and most persistent pests: ants. Whether swarming your picnic table, creeping along kitchen ...