Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Noticing more of those tiny ants popping up in your house lately? Some call them ghost ants. Others refer to them as sugar ants.
Not all methods are successful or safe. Effectively managing sugar ants is essential because, while they're not dangerous, their infestations can become a household nuisance without proper prevention ...
Seattle Times: Odorous house ants are coming for your sugar. Here’s how to stop them
Odorous house ants are coming for your sugar. Here’s how to stop them
Sugar, any of numerous sweet, colorless, water-soluble compounds present in the sap of seed plants and the milk of mammals and making up the simplest group of carbohydrates. The most common sugar is sucrose, a crystalline tabletop and industrial sweetener used in foods and beverages.
Sucrose is simply the chemical name for sugar, the simple carbohydrate we know and love that is produced naturally in all plants, including fruits, vegetables and even nuts. All green plants make sugar through photosynthesis, the process plants use to transform the sun’s energy into food.
Sugar (sometimes called table sugar) is produced by extracting and purifying the sugars naturally present in sugar cane and sugar beet plants. Sugar can also be called sucrose; the scientific name for sugar.
Yahoo: Is your house getting invaded by tiny ants? Here's why and how to get rid of them
Is your house getting invaded by tiny ants? Here's why and how to get rid of them
Yahoo: How to Get Rid of Sugar Ants: 5 Steps to Banish These Sugar-Loving Pests From Your Home