Keep your lawn maintained. “If you’re mowing regularly, the ants don’t like it,” says Benson. “Mowing helps disrupt ...

Like mercenaries of the natural world, fire ants are hardy, resilient, and vicious. They’ve become an invasive species thanks ...

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

Researchers thought colder temperatures and higher elevations could stop the march of invasive fire ants. Mother Nature had ...

Researchers and Extension entomology specialists across the South work together to develop control strategies for pests such ...

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 ...

It’s not just fire ants you need to worry about anymore. A much sneakier and equally painful threat is crawling its way ...

Asian needle ants, an invasive species making news around the country, were found in Providence in 2015, but there's no sign ...

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