Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant and the hardy black fire ant. Imported fire ants have spread from their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ant on the tip of a leaf - Bpratama/Getty Images When you discover a colony of ants on your property, it's unlikely that you'll ...

No creature embodies the idea that “it takes a village” quite like ants. Using chemical signals and other ephemeral communication methods like antennal codes, ants can work together to build or ...

This kind of bites: Climate change is making fire ants an increasingly hot topic in Florida these days. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface. Red imported fire ants rank ...

Red imported fire ants are an invasive ant species originally from South America. These aggressive ants have been spreading across the southern United States for years and are now found in at least 17 ...

Invasive fire ants, first arriving in the U.S. in 1918, have spread throughout the Southeast, causing problems for residents and farmers. Adding to the problem, red and black fire ants are ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants. Red imported fire ants are the most common fire ant species in North ...

Red imported fire ants cause significant economic damage and pose health risks. Climate change, urban sprawl, and flooding are exacerbating the fire ant problem in Florida. Scientists are exploring ...