Countries that don’t already have black fire ant infestations tend to have strict identification measures in place so they don’t accidentally introduce this species. If you’ve already got ...

Asian needle ants have been linked to multiple cases of life-threatening reactions and the mysterious ants keep spreading.

Imported fire ants were first discovered at a handful ... or alcohol to kill the ant before mailing it to authorities for identification. The county has already spent $1.1 million on salaries ...

can efficiently automate the identification and control of red imported fire ants, a notoriously destructive global pest. The research team trained the CyberDog using a comprehensive dataset of ...

Currently, the entire State of Louisiana and almost all of Texas are under what is called a Federal Fire Ant Quarantine. What ...

Published in the journal Pest Management Science, the study highlights how a "CyberDog" robot integrated with an AI model can automate the identification and control of Red Imported Fire Ants ...

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 ...

In May 2025, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) issued their latest fire ant emergency order as the size of the ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently announced that Virginia’s imported fire ant quarantine ...

As the warmth of spring creeps in, so too does the relentless return of the pesky ant, with the fire ant leading the charge, bringing chaos and an unwelcome sting to every corner they invade.

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