While it's a good idea to avoid all fire ants, certain species can be more damaging to the local ecosystem and more dangerous ...

When you discover a colony of ants on your property, it's unlikely that you'll be inclined to stop and investigate what species you've got crawling around your yard. Homeowners simply go searching for ...

No creature embodies the idea that “it takes a village” quite like ants. Using chemical signals and other ephemeral communication methods like antennal codes, ants can work together to build or ...

Have you been seeing a lot of fire ants lately? If you live in a southern state in the U.S., chances are your area could actually be under quarantine due to the large numbers of imported red fire ants ...

Little fire ants are living up to their reputation as a tough-to-beat invasive species, but those working to eradicate them haven’t given up hope, even as crews hack their way into Nahiku’s dense rain ...

Whether you have dodged their mounds while walking around your yard or endured a painful sting, you know how pesky and dangerous fire ants can be to humans, pets, and gardens. Known as red imported ...

Texas has plenty of native things that can potentially hurt us, like scorpions and coyotes and, well, lawmakers, so the last thing we needed was a hostile carpetbagger from out of state. But in the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia officials have expanded the quarantine zone for imported fire ants as the South American insects continue to spread throughout the state. Last week, the Virginia Department of ...