If you live in a warm climate, you’ve likely had at least one unfortunate interaction with fire ants. These tiny red ants are ...

Texas A&M AgriLife has science-backed ways to control fire ants and eliminate entire colonies — and not just the ones you see.

In the forests of California’s Sierra Nevada, nature takes a dark, cunning turn. There’s a species of red ant, Polyergus mexicanus, that doesn’t just .

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide. The scientist E.O. Wilson once wrote that ants are the most warlike of all ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

Fire ant swarm season is underway across Central Florida. ABC Home & Commercial Services warns Orlando homeowners that winged fire ants signal active colonies nearby — and early action prevents larger ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The red imported fire ant has infested a property in Montecito. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images) A new population of ...

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

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 ...