Texas A&M AgriLife has science-backed ways to control fire ants and eliminate entire colonies — and not just the ones you see.

If you live in a warm climate, you’ve likely had at least one unfortunate interaction with fire ants. These tiny red ants are ...

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 ...

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For years, Queensland authorities have been broadscale baiting fire ants. But the infestation is too big – and the baits wipe out rival species ...

Urgent action must be taken to ensure that imported red fire ants do not establish themselves on the island, to prevent ...

Ants are among the most recognizable, admired, dreaded and mythologized insects on earth. They are famed for their industry, work ethic, organization, militaristic skills and loyalty. Ants are also ...

The detection at a popular park of ‘one of the worst invasive species to reach Australia’ is causing concern that suppression efforts are cracking ...

(CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...