This spring, a new business opened on the main drag of my West Philadelphia neighborhood, provoking both excitement and ...

Eliminating fire ants from your yard is important due to the health and environmental risks they pose. Fire ants swarm when ...

Petersburg, Hopewell and Colonial Heights are now in Virginia’s fire ant quarantine zone. Here’s what that means and why it ...

Dear Heloise: If fire ants bite you, do this: Immediately dip the end of a cotton swab in itching cream and apply it to the ...

The red imported fire ant has arrived in Franklin County as the species continues its spread north. Nearby Patrick County is now under quarantine to prevent its spread.

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 ...

Imported fire ants swarm and sting aggressively when disturbed. Their painful stings cause blisters. All of Hampton Roads and ...

Va. (WSET) — The Virginia Department of Agriculture has issued a warning to residents in Pittsylvania County, Halifax County, and Danville over the threat of fire ants. A quarantine has been ...

The red fire ant, native to South America and notorious both for its venom, aggression, and ability to exact agricultural damage had arrived, raising alarms. Fighting its invasion was, scientists ...

“The frequency of new Sunshine Coast detections raises the spectre that fire ants have escaped the northern containment boundary, risking large-scale infestation,” he said. “We are concerned ...

The occurrence of polygyny in hybrid fire ants from Mississippi was initially indicated by the clustering behavior of the workers around queens. Polygyny was demonstrated by the rate of oviposition of ...