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 ...

Targeted insecticides can be applied to individual mounds to eliminate the queen ant. For widespread infestations, broadcast pesticides offer a broader solution but come with safety precautions.

Stinging ants that leave their victims with burning pain and are known to disrupt electrical and communication networks have ...

Sicily is on the front line of Europe’s fire ant invasion. If it fails to contain the spread, more countries will be at risk.

TOKYO >> Dogs might be the next step in Japan’s efforts to combat fire ants. A couple of beagles at the National ­Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Ibaraki prefecture, were given a trial ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether you’re out in the wild or enjoying a cozy evening in your backyard, the last thing you want is the hassle of starting a fire. Enter Spark Fire, the reusable fire starter designed to make your ...

July 2, 2006 — -- Last week, Janet Wallace Roedl Shiansky, a 68-year-old South Carolina woman, went into anaphylactic shock and died after being attacked by ants while she was gardening. The ants ...