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

Q. Years ago, when my younger sister was 2, she stepped on a fire ant mound. My mother rushed her to the hospital. The doctor there told my mother to get meat tenderizer and make a paste and cover her ...

Fire and water do not normally mix. But when it comes to these imported fire ants, water is not a problem. In this extraordinary YouTube clip, we get to see. A colony of fire ants is dealing very ...

Ants are an annoying enough pest when you find them crawling onto your picnic blanket or nesting in your yard, sometimes wandering into your kitchen to find food or shelter. But some species can do a ...

Over the past few decades, the Asian needle ants have spread to more than 20 states since their first appearance in Georgia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire ants can cause painful stings and disrupt the ecosystem in your garden and beyond. Regular checks of potted plants and ...

This army is in formation. Thousands of fire ants have been spotted floating on floodwaters through the Texas city and forming rafts using their bodies with residents now reporting the gross behavior.

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) - A 68-year-old woman has died after she was stung by several fire ants while planting flowers at Sun City Hilton Head Island.Relatives say Janet Wallace Roedl Shiansky was ...

October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaii, and Big Island residents are being asked to help control the spread of invasive little fire ants. The effort is backed by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, ...

Don't let these unwanted house guests take over.

A female hiker had to be airlifted to the hospital after suffering an allergic reaction while walking in Montecito, California. At around 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 3, Montecito Fire Service ...

Aside from posing threats to people and their pets, fire ants can be bad for your garden and the surrounding ecosystem, too. "Fire ants can disrupt the habitats of other native ants, plants, birds, ...