The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has expanded a state quarantine for the imported fire ant ...

Gambino and Aaron Ashbrook, another LSU AgCenter entomologist, have been working with the small town of Jean Lafitte, which is located on Bayou Barataria 23 miles south of New Orleans, to restore the ...

Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination. The ...

Stinging ants that leave their victims with burning pain and are known to disrupt electrical and communication networks have been found in Bermuda, prompting a warning to residents from authorities.

Specialized detection dogs found red imported fire ant nests at five more mine sites in Central Queensland, six weeks after the first discovery at BHP’s Broadmeadow coal mine near Moranbah.

A Queensland woman says she has been left battling a severe fire ant infestation alone, spending hundreds on pesticides. Councils and residents face communication gaps, with limited support under the ...

Chateri Payne, a young mother and Shreveport police officer, was shot and killed by her boyfriend seven years ago in 2019. Isaac and Cesar Pedraza were laid to rest Jan. 7, 2026 after dying in a house ...

HONOLULU – October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaii and a multi-agency effort throughout the month will encourage residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help detect and control ...

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 ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Anyone who has spent much time outdoors in East Texas knows the frustration of fire ants. Whether you’re mowing the yard, walking through a hay meadow or checking fences, ...