Red imported fire ants – known as RIFA – are spreading throughout the southern U.S., and if there are enough nests in an area, they can make simply going outside nearly impossible. They can kill small ...

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 ...

They’re aggressive. Disturb them and they’re likely to swarm you, biting ten to 20 times per attack and injecting venom that causes an intense burning sensation, followed by itchy blisters. Scientists ...

Red imported fire ants are an invasive ant species originally from South America. These aggressive ants have been spreading across the southern United States for years and are now found in at least 17 ...

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 ...

SOUTHWEST VA. – Virginia agricultural officials have expanded the state’s red imported fire ant quarantine to include Pittsylvania County, Danville, and Halifax County as warming temperatures ...

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 ...

Ants are a nuisance to many homeowners, and most people don’t hesitate to reach out to their local exterminators to get rid of them. Many of us assume all ants are the same. However, when comparing ...

A closeup of a fire ant on the glove of Charlie Cassidy, Field Operations Manager with the Orange County Fire Ant Authority, found in a fire ant mound on La Grima Street in Mission Viejo, CA, Feb. 25, ...

Texas has plenty of native things that can potentially hurt us, like scorpions and coyotes and, well, lawmakers, so the last thing we needed was a hostile carpetbagger from out of state. But in the ...

Giuseppe Battaglia walks in his beautiful garden on the outskirts of Avola, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. He is wearing long socks and sneakers, despite the September sun and 30-degree-Celsius ...