“A qualified pest control professional can identify the species, locate the colony, and develop a targeted treatment plan ...

We have pets and they are in danger because they can be blinded by little fire ants." Michelle Montgomery of the Hawaiʻi Ant ...

For an easy, ant-free summer.

Pest experts say the critters likely spread during the Kona low storm, either by wind or by floating down streams.

While the warm weather is a welcome change after a brutal winter, the spring and summer months also bring some pesky guests: fire ants. Native to South America, fire ants were accidentally imported to ...

For the second time in April, a residential fire has claimed multiple lives in Tompkins County. The latest fatal blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. Friday at the Valley View Mobile Home Park in the ...

An invasive ant species is spreading in Mississippi. They're decimating native ecosystems, and the sting is more painful than a fire ant. Mississippi has 167 native species of ant, according to ...

In the clonal raider ant (Ooceraea biroi), workers in a colony alternate between caring for larvae and laying eggs in a coordinated cycle. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology ...

Researchers have discovered a brood pheromone released by larvae of clonal raider ants that temporarily suppresses egg-laying in adult ants. Previous studies have shown that the presence of larvae is ...

A home in Canterbury is a total loss after a fire. The fire occurred just after 1 p.m. Tuesday on Southwest Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they said the flames were spreading from the ...

Stepping on a fire ant mound ruins a beautiful afternoon outside. These aggressive insects swarm quickly and deliver painful stings that leave itchy, burning welts on your skin. Having them in your ...

Jordan Spieth has a knack for putting himself in dastardly predicaments. Sure, he’s on TV a bunch, so golf fans are prone to seeing his wild, wicked and sometimes even life-threatening lies, but still ...