Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to protect honey bee populations while developing new strategies ...

Protect yourself and wildlife from the wrath of fire ants with these effective ways to get rid of them, and avoid common remedies that don't work.

An insect native to Asia is slowly making its way through the U.S. — and it has a deadly sting. The Asian needle ant, first ...

"Asian needle ants have a potent and painful sting, but they’re not aggressive like fire ants. They usually only sting when they're accidentally pinched or squished, like if they get caught in ...

If you've ever had an encounter with a fire ant, you know they can be a literal pain to deal with, just make sure you aren't ...

Courtesy of David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology "Aggressive" fire ants that float on water by linking thousands of their insect bodies together have invaded the Richmond area. Why it matters: ...

Called “ants from hell” due to painful stings, aggressiveness and damage caused, invasive species from South America in ...

The ant hills are massive — much larger than those made by native species — indicating they belong to red imported fire ants. Fire ant mounds can grow up to 18 inches high and 24 inches in ...

Fire ants inflict painful stings and create unsightly mounds in our landscapes. Unfortunately, there is no treatment that will eradicate them from a yard permanently. You will have to control fire ...

As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans ...