What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

Native to South America, fire ants were accidentally imported to Alabama in the 1930s and are considered an invasive species ...

Protect yourself and wildlife from the wrath of fire ants with these effective ways to get rid of them, and avoid common remedies that don't work.

Fire ants are formidable pests in gardens and landscapes. They’re known for their painful bites and stings due to venom. When disturbed, fire ant mounds can unleash swarms of sterile female worker ...

I first experienced fire ants in the mid 1990s while living near Atlanta, and I have hated them ever since. My 1-year old son, who was playing on the concrete walk in front of the stoop, belted out ...

Stepping on a fire ant mound ruins a beautiful afternoon outside. These aggressive insects swarm quickly and deliver painful ...

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — As many people in the Cape Fear continue to recover from recent strong storms, they’re starting to have to deal with an old pest, making a stinging comeback. Fire ants are a ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock / AOKSANG STUDIO Credit: Shutterstock / AOKSANG STUDIO If you live in a warm climate, you've likely had at ...

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a... fire ant? OK, fine, fire ant queens are probably way too small to see when they’re 400 feet above the ground, but flying is a vital part of ...