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 ...

The unidentified woman was hiking on the Lower Tangerine Falls trail in Santa Barbara when the incident occurred.

For years, Queensland authorities have been broadscale baiting fire ants. But the infestation is too big – and the baits wipe ...

As if Santa Barbara County hadn’t seen enough heat recently, red imported fire ants (RIFA) have infiltrated Montecito. The infestation is believed to have originated from the importation of ...

Whether you have dodged their mounds while walking around your yard or endured a painful sting, you know how pesky and dangerous fire ants can be to humans, pets, and gardens. Known as red imported ...

SOUTHWEST VA. – Virginia agricultural officials have expanded the state’s red imported fire ant quarantine to include Pittsylvania County, Danville, and Halifax County as warming temperatures ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Anyone who has spent much time outdoors in East Texas knows the frustration of fire ants. Whether you’re mowing the yard, walking through a hay meadow or checking fences, ...

Spring is near in Louisiana. The birds are singing and flowers are beginning to blossom in our landscapes. It’s a great time to be outdoors. Watch your step, though, or you might become a victim of ...

Fire ants have been found at bushwalking mecca Binna Burra in the Gold Coast hinterland but authorities insist they are on track to wipe out the pests by 2032.

This ant killer is incredibly effective at wiping out fire-ant colonies, but it is toxic to people and animals, so it must be used and stored with great care. Also, as a granular product, it is not ...

Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die. Chance this works: 1 in a very big number. Why: Like you, an ant won’t eat food that ...

Anyone who has spent much time outdoors in East Texas knows the frustration of fire ants. Whether you’re mowing the yard, walking through a hay meadow, or checking fences, those mounds seem to pop up ...