Once mostly found in the Deep South, fire ants—especially the red imported fire ant and hybrid species—are now moving north ...

Published in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research, their findings indicated that the little fire ant — also known as the electric ant — could have appeared from imported plants. Human activities from ...

Some ant species are aggressive and pose danger. Encounters are becoming common due to growing cities and shifting weather.

Alabama's mild winter may have provided a much-needed break that locals deeply appreciated. However, according to pest expert ...

Walk around any field or dirt area in Texas and there is a good chance you will see fire ants. You might even see these ants ...

Find out where the ants are getting into the house by following their trails or looking for gaps to the exterior, then caulk ...

Eliminating fire ants from your yard is important due to the health and environmental risks they pose. Fire ants swarm when they attack, delivering multiple painful stings that can trigger allergic ...

Believe it or not, there is an ant that has a sting that's more powerful than the fire ant. Unfortunately, it's an invasive species and it comes from China as well as Japan and North and South Korea.

Venomous Asian needle ants are spreading in the US. They're already in Mississippi. The sting hurts more than fire ants, can kill. What you need to know ...

It's very possible to learn to live with Asian needle ants, just as we've learned to live with bees, said Andrew Johnston, an insect diagnostician at Purdue University's Department of Entomology.

Red imported fire ants are an invasive ant species originally from South America. ... He pokes a large stick into one of the mounds several times, revealing a swarm of angry red fire ants.

Fire ants and other insects swarm in water on the shoulder of Louisiana 23 near Myrtle Grove after fleeing floodwater from Tropical Storm Lee on Sept. 4, 2011.