Researchers thought colder temperatures and higher elevations could stop the march of invasive fire ants. Mother Nature had ...

Like mercenaries of the natural world, fire ants are hardy, resilient, and vicious. They’ve become an invasive species thanks ...

The red imported fire ants are native to South America. It is believed they were transported to Mobile, Alabama, by cargo ships around 1930.

In Brisbane, Australia in 2001, a telecommunications worker was sent to the hospital for an insect sting that was burning severely. The red fire ant, native to South America and notorious both for ...

While not aggressive like the fire ant, the Asian needle ant's sting can bring intense pain that comes and goes over several hours or even days. Meet the Asian needle ant. Better yet, try to avoid it.

Fire ant stings tend to cause a sharp, intense pain right away, which fades fairly quickly. The sting from an Asian needle ant can come back hours, or even days later, Williams said.

While not aggressive like the fire ant, the Asian needle ant's sting can bring intense pain that comes and goes over several hours or even days. Meet the Asian needle ant. Better yet, try to avoid it.

Imported fire ants, originally introduced from South America via soil in cargo ships, have become a destructive force across the Southern U.S., California, and Puerto Rico.

There is no national repository of Asian needle ant health problems, but when Guénard maintained a website about the insects while he was conducting research in North Carolina, he received ...

Asian needle ants are a small ant, only measuring about 0.2 inches long. They are "shiny, dark brown to black, with the end of the antennae and the legs being a lighter orange-brow," the Forest ...