Sicily is on the front line of Europe’s fire ant invasion. If it fails to contain the spread, more countries will be at risk. Genovesi hopes that the potential danger will spur the rest of the ...

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 ...

No creature embodies the idea that “it takes a village” quite like ants. Using chemical signals and other ephemeral communication methods like antennal codes, ants can work together to build or ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR] has confirmed the “presence of red imported fire ants [Solenopsis ...

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

Ants are among the most recognizable, admired, dreaded and mythologized insects on earth. They are famed for their industry, work ethic, organization, militaristic skills and loyalty. Ants are also ...

The Guam Department of Agriculture is developing a plan to keep little fire ants out of a conservation forest along Cross ...

Fire ants are a major biosecurity threat that can decimate crops, kill livestock and cause potentially deadly allergic ...

Fire ants are a major biosecurity threat that can decimate crops, kill livestock and cause potentially deadly allergic ...