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 ...

HOUSTON — Easter is this Sunday and if your kids are heading out on an Easter egg hunt, here’s something to watch out for – fire ants! We’re just now getting into the peak fire ant season, which runs ...

An ant on the tip of a leaf - Bpratama/Getty Images 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 ...

Researchers and Extension entomology specialists across the South work together to develop control strategies for pests such as ticks, mosquitoes, bed bugs and more. This includes fire ants, which are ...

If you live in a rural or suburban area in the Southern states, you’ve likely seen a fire ant hill a few times in your life. Stepping on a fire ant hill, sometimes referred to as a mound, can mean ...

Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant and the hardy black fire ant. Imported fire ants have spread from their ...

Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die. Chance this works: 1 in a very big number. Why: Like you, an ant won’t eat food that ...

State officials are closing a portion of the Hauula Forest Reserve on Oahu today to begin treating the area for invasive little fire ants. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said parts of ...

Red imported fire ants cause significant economic damage and pose health risks. Climate change, urban sprawl, and flooding are exacerbating the fire ant problem in Florida. Scientists are exploring ...

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 ...