Oregano oil contains a compound that makes fire ants avoid treated soil. This natural approach may offer a safer option for ...

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 ...

The Albanese government will “lose our chance” to eradicate fire ants, a superpest that stands to cost Australia $2bn per ...

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 ...

Most of us associate ants with productivity. You probably imagine them digging tunnels, laying down pheromone trails, hauling ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since fire ants first came to the United States in the early 20th century, researchers have searched for ways to control ...

The invasive species has found footholds in parts of the state, but Texas scientists are building on new techniques for ...

Since the red imported fire ant is an invasive species, they have displaced other fire ant species native to Texas such as “Solenopsis geminata” or tropical fire ants. Oktavianus Mulyadi Pexels As the ...