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Just like us, these fungus farming ants carefully weed their underground fungus gardens. However, until recently, the mystery remained

"Weed early and often" is the key to a productive garden. Interestingly, certain species of ants are also avid gardeners, a practice theyve refined over 50 million years. They too weed their underground fungus gardens, but how they know what to weed out has been a mystery. Now, a multidisciplinary team of scientists report in PNAS on June 15 how ants distinguish the good fungus from the bad.

The annual ride across southern B.C. raises funds for kids facing illness, disability or trauma