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.

Cities across the continent are having hissy fits because of infestations of bedbugs. Offices and dorms in Manhattan are being invaded, the Toronto Film Festival is afraid for visitors, it’s a dire ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) is highlighting the critical importance the community plays in protecting the ...

Little fire ants are living up to their reputation as a tough-to-beat invasive species, but those working to eradicate them haven’t given up hope, even as crews hack their way into Nahiku’s dense rain ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – It might sound unbelievable, but residents of Texas’ capital are reporting fire ants floating on floodwaters, forming living rafts out of their own bodies. On Wednesday morning, one ...

Although scientists have identified over 12,000 species of ants, you'll be relieved to know that only a few are likely to turn up in your house or garden. When you find these unwelcome invaders, ...