Researchers thought colder temperatures and higher elevations could stop the march of invasive fire ants. Mother Nature had ...

Santa Barbara County has spent a total of $15,000 eradicating local populations of red imported fire ants to prevent the invasive species from spreading. An ‘aggressive’ red fire ant has ...

It’s a milit-ant takeover. Red fire ants have finally made the pilgrimage to Europe — and are threatening to take over the continent, according to a new study. The tiny insects — considered ...

Red imported fire ants are an invasive ant species originally from South America. These aggressive ants have been spreading across the southern United States for years and are now found in at ...

Each fire ant colony gets its start when a winged queen meets up with one or possibly multiple male ants on breeding flights over the tree tops. It’s not a long-term relationship.

Workers only live a few months at most, while a queen ant − which can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day − may live several years. Red fire ants are aggressive, especially if their nests are disturbed.

The discovery of a fire ant nest at Tweed Heads on the NSW far north coast has prompted a quick response from authorities.

See what we know about the fire ant and how to prevent them. ... while the red imported fire ant resides in the south and east-central part of ... with the primary goal being to eliminate the queen.

Both this species of imported fire ant and Solenopsis invicta — the red imported fire ant — have a central tooth on the front portion of their heads. This tooth is flanked by two other teeth .

Fire ant stings are painful and can cause itchy bumps that may linger for up to a week. In some cases, individuals with allergies to fire ants have experienced anaphylactic shock after being stung.