Fire ants are well established here in Rowan County and some of them like to call your pasture or hayfield home. Whether you are dealing with one mound or 100 mounds in some cases, you need to know ...

Targeted insecticides can be applied to individual mounds to eliminate the queen ant. For widespread infestations, broadcast pesticides offer a broader solution but come with safety precautions.

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 ...

EAST TEXAS - Just last week, I kneeled down to get a closer look at a weed and put my knee squarely in a fire ant mound. I swatted my pants leg and got all of them off without getting stung. It was a ...

Fire ants are formidable pests in gardens and landscapes. They’re known for their painful bites and stings due to venom. When disturbed, fire ant mounds can unleash swarms of sterile female worker ...

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 ...

Spring is an ideal time to take the first step to fire ant control, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. “This is the time of year when ants begin foraging for food and when spring ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Just last week, I stepped in a fire ant mound that had been newly built after our recent rains. Fire ants will not only be seen more after the drought ended, but are typically ...

Spring is near in Louisiana. The birds are singing and flowers are beginning to blossom in our landscapes. It’s a great time to be outdoors. Watch your step, though, or you might become a victim of ...

A free information session about invasive fire ants will be held next week in the wake of their discovery in Bermuda. The event, organised by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, will ...

PAPAKOLEA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Like so many areas on Oahu, the Papakolea community and surrounding neighborhoods are dealing with infestations of little fire ants. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news ...

The Galapagos ant fauna and the attributes of colonizing ant species -- Distribution and impact of alien ants in vulnerable Hawaiian ecosystems -- Characteristics of tramp species -- Coexisiting ...