If you live in a rural or suburban area in the Southern states, you’ve likely seen a fire ant hill a few times in your life.

Narrator: At first glance, a fire ant hill — or mound ... Now, all those baby ants need to live in a narrow temperature range to grow, so that nest sports temperature-controlled rooms.

Ants range in size from the miniscule up to one inch ... For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive ...

Fringe groups opposing a national plan to stop the spread of “super pest” the fire ant have been likened to anti-vaxxers and ...

The resulting bite can range from barely noticeable to extremely ... This is usually followed soon after by an itching sensation. The dreaded fire ant is highly aggressive and its bite produces ...

A new, 30-acre infestation of little fire ants in Hauʻula has prompted a renewed call for better invasive species management in Hawaiʻi. Last week, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources ...

State officials are closing a portion of the Hauula Forest Reserve on Oahu today to begin treating the area for invasive little fire ants. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said parts ...

Japan has designated the Argentine ant and the venomous red imported fire ant, both native to South America, as “invasive alien species.” Both species are small in stature, but hundreds of ...