For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive floods by clumping together to float on the water’s surface.

The state partnered with multiple pest control companies in a $1.1 million statewide contract to conduct treatments on about ...

Residents in Queensland's fire ant suppression zone are pleading for help, saying nest numbers and attacks on humans and ...

Fire ants have been in eastern Virginia for many years. A new type of fire ant has now been confirmed in parts of Southwest ...

Residents have been told to be on high alert for fire ants, as ex-Cyclone Alfred may have helped the 'super pest' invasive species spread through Queensland. Since arriving in Australia in the ...

Little fire ant infestations continue to concern the state. In response, the state Department of Agriculture has launched a ...

It comes after footage of a woman being arrested at her home in southeast Queensland for allegedly refusing to allow National Fire Ant Eradication Program staff on her property. The video was ...

Red imported fire ants, a venomous invasive species of ant, are on the verge of becoming established in Japan. Once it has become an established species, the little arthropod, known as “hiari ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Venomous fire ants swept up in floodwaters from Cyclone Alfred are forming teeming rafts and travelling downstream, sparking fears ...