For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive floods by clumping together to float on the water’s surface.

The state partnered with multiple pest control companies in a $1.1 million statewide contract to conduct treatments on about ...

Little fire ant infestations continue to concern the state. In response, the state Department of Agriculture has launched a ...

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

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

A free treatment program from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) will tackle little fire ant (LFA) infestations on ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Venomous fire ants swept up in floodwaters from Cyclone Alfred are forming teeming rafts and travelling downstream, sparking fears ...

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

Red imported fire ants, a venomous invasive species of ant, are on the verge of becoming established in Japan. Once it has become an established species, the little arthropod, known as “hiari ...

Residents have been told to be on high alert for fire ants, as ex-Cyclone Alfred may have helped the 'super pest' invasive species spread through Queensland. Since arriving in Australia in the ...