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

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

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

Fire ants have been found at bushwalking mecca Binna Burra in the Gold Coast hinterland but authorities insist they are on ...

Those same animals, the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), have now effectively vanished from the state’s uplands, with no recent, verifiable records on the books. Biologists say the ...

The nest was found in a forest clearing in Lamington National Park and has been destroyed, according to the Invasive Species Council.

Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, exhibit remarkable survival during floods by forming living rafts. Thousands of ants link together, creating a waterproof, stable structure that protects ...

Winged ants aren’t random pests. Discover why over 1,000 US species take flight, form super colonies, and how to stop them for good.

The refuge west of Houston just grew by its largest expansion in decades.

What makes an animal invasive, and which species are causing the most destruction across North America? A species is ...

The official state small mammal of Texas is rapidly spreading across North Carolina. Scientists say armadillos likely will be in all 100 counties within the next 10 to 15 years.

Invasive alien species don’t only drive out other native species, they also dramatically transform soils, water and ecosystems. A new assessment tool aims to pinpoint the negative environmental ...