The ANA was discovered in the U.S. in 1934 while individuals were researching Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). Since the ...

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

Published in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research, their findings indicated that the little fire ant — also known as the electric ant — could have appeared from imported plants. Human activities from ...

"Asian needle ants have a potent and painful sting, but they’re not aggressive like fire ants. They usually only sting when ...

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.

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.

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 each insect is only 2-6 mm long, the Queensland government estimates that if not eradicated, the impacts of fire ants in Australia will surpass the combined damage done each year by all ...

In less than a century the insects have spread from their native South America into Mexico, the US, Australia, New Zealand, China and Taiwan. Two years ago, they were found in southern Europe for ...

They are called hybrid fire ants, which are a mix of black fire ants and red fire ants, and they originated from South America. The breed has been around since the 1930s and came to Virginia in 1989.