Spring weather is here to stay bringing a pesky, stinging insect with it. See what we know about the fire ant and how to ...

The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring ...

LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step. Borrowing its name from the country ...

Fire ants have been in eastern Virginia for many years. A new type of fire ant has now been confirmed in parts of Southwest ...

If you put 100 black ants and 100 red fire ants in a jar and quietly place it on a table, nothing happens. However, ...

The state government announces extra funding to help to tackle invasive fire ants, as the pests continue to take a toll on ...

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has opened a free treatment program for little fire ant infestations on residential ...

Japan has designated the Argentine ant and the venomous red imported fire ant, both native to South America, as “invasive alien species.” Both species are small in stature, but hundreds of ...

Queensland Police was contacted for comment. Red imported fire ant. Picture: Barry Rice Experts say the aggressive, invasive fire ant can displace native species and cause the loss of agricultural ...

And so to most people, they would seem the same as a black garden ... can spread fire more quickly. “In many ways in our system, acacias are probably more detrimental than the ants, by altering ...