One tiny red ant has Maui conservation crews on high alert. A single little fire ant was found last week inside the Waihe'e Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge, and experts say that lone insect could ...

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 ...

They're stealthy, travel in small groups or even alone, and can pretty much live anywhere in North Carolina. While not as big as other invasive insects or aggressive as the more well-known and visible ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service, or VDACS, has expanded the state’s Imported Fire Ant Quarantine to include six additional counties and four independent cities, citing ...

(CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...

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 ...

CHESAPEAKE, VA, UNITED STATES, May 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Fire ants, long known for their painful stings and aggressive behavior, have officially made their ...

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 placed on ...

As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ant on the tip of a leaf - Bpratama/Getty Images When you discover a colony of ants on your property, it's unlikely that you'll ...