"They’re crawling over patios, they’re coming into our homes." Residents sound alarm after invasive red fire ants land over ...

In today’s StarNews, Gareth does a great job explaining how fire ants got to North Carolina in the first place and the ...

Alabama has two species of fire ants, the black and red imported ants. The black imported fire ant can be found in the northwestern part of the state, while the red imported fire ant resides in ...

The machine suddenly froze. When he brought it to a shop for repair, he learned that the problem was caused by fire ants that had entered the console through a gap. Curious about ant behavior ...

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.

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 ...

It’s a great time to be outdoors. Watch your step, though, or you might become a victim of another sign of the changing seasons: fire ants. As temperatures warm, fire ants become more active.

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