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.
Stinging ants that leave their victims with burning pain and are known to disrupt electrical and communication networks have ...
Almost wherever you go on Earth, you will find ants! The only places that do not have any are Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, ...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR] has confirmed the “presence of red imported fire ants [Solenopsis ...
Zombies are among us. And these tiny undead creatures are everywhere. In this excerpt from "Rise of the Zombie Bugs" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025), author Mindy Weisberger examines the very ...
Like a brain, an ant colony operates without central control. Each is a set of interacting individuals, either neurons or ants, using simple chemical interactions that in the aggregate generate their ...
A new population of “highly aggressive” red imported fire ants has infested a private property in Montecito, according to Santa Barbara County officials. The ants are capable of biting and stinging ...
Spring weather is here to stay bringing a pesky, stinging insect with it. See what we know about the fire ant and how to ...
A county official renewed warnings in the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday of the dangers of red imported fire ants after new colonies were discovered in Sylmar. The 22 mounds found this week in the ...