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 ...

Here's a note from one of the customers who wonders why, during these hot days, I'm not sitting in the cool breezes on the front porch of the old country house in Washington County. That's easy to ...

Nothing will ruin the look of a front yard quite like the eyesore of a fire ant mound. Many South Carolina homeowners have battled with the pesky insects for decades, as the invasive species has ...

EAST TEXAS - Just last week, I kneeled down to get a closer look at a weed and put my knee squarely in a fire ant mound. I swatted my pants leg and got all of them off without getting stung. It was a ...

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

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 ...

Spring weather is here to stay bringing a pesky, stinging insect with it. See what we know about the fire ant and how to ...

Spring is an ideal time to take the first step to fire ant control, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. “This is the time of year when ants begin foraging for food and when spring ...

Fire ants are a nasty nuisance in the Southeast, with painful and irritating bites and stings that can lead to serious health issues in rare cases. The red imported fire ant is an invasive species in ...

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 ...

Social media posts recommending club soda as a way to kill fire ants have circulated online for years. That happened again earlier this month when a Sept. 4 Facebook post received more than 13,000 ...