螞蟻會吃掉害蟲，減少植物受損害，並提高作物產量。若有適當管理，於農業使用螞蟻可能比殺蟲劑更有效防治害蟲。 但現時至少有 14000 種已知的螞蟻，並非所有物種都適合用作防治害蟲。仍需要更多的研究，去找出更永續的害蟲防治方法，並鼓勵農民使用更少的殺蟲劑。
Ants can kill pest, reduce plant damages and improve crop yields; with proper management, having ants could be more effective in pest control than pesticides in agriculture. but there are at least 14000 known ant species, some species might not be suitable for the job. More research is needed and hopefully can find more sustainable pest control and encourage farmers to use less pesticides.
