A free information session about invasive fire ants will be held next week in the wake of their discovery in Bermuda. The event, organised by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, will ...

Since fire ants first came to the United States in the early 20th century, researchers have searched for ways to control their destructive spread and eradicate them from areas where people live. A new ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak previously reported on ...

Stinging ants that leave their victims with burning pain and are known to disrupt electrical and communication networks have been found in Bermuda, prompting a warning to residents from authorities.

Giuseppe Battaglia walks in his beautiful garden on the outskirts of Avola, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. He is wearing long socks and sneakers, despite the September sun and 30-degree-Celsius ...

MAUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — October is ‘Stop the Ant’ month, and one type of ant has been particularly annoying over on Maui for many years now. The Tropical Fire Ant – more commonly known as the red ant. ...

October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaii, and Big Island residents are being asked to help control the spread of invasive little fire ants. The effort is backed by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, ...

HONOLULU – October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaii and a multi-agency effort throughout the month will encourage residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help detect and control ...

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

Anyone who has spent much time outdoors in East Texas knows the frustration of fire ants. Whether you’re mowing the yard, walking through a hay meadow, or checking fences, those mounds seem to pop up ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Anyone who has spent much time outdoors in East Texas knows the frustration of fire ants. Whether you’re mowing the yard, walking through a hay meadow or checking fences, ...

This kind of bites: Climate change is making fire ants an increasingly hot topic in Florida these days. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface. Red imported fire ants rank ...