New research suggests fire ant bites could send millions more pets to the vet each year if the invasive species spreads.

It's a rule here in the South. Following a heavy rain on Sunday, on Monday your yard becomes a death zone dotted with little, red-clay volcanoes—mounds teeming with fire ants just itching to sting you ...

If Australia does not ramp up fire ant eradication efforts, the invasive species will cause billion-dollar economic impacts and dozens of deaths, a study finds.

Thousands of Australian pets could die and households risk more than $1b in annual bills unless funding to eradicate fire ...

There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Over the last two decades, Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Tiwi Islands came together with scientists, government actors, NGOs and private ...

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Australia is being warned it risks billion-dollar economic damage and deaths to humans and pets if it does not ramp up ...

The fastest ways to get rid of fire ants include liquid mound drenches, granule baits, or DIY methods like boiling water. Effective fire ant control often requires an approach that combines mound ...

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Fire ant colonies build mounds on the soil's surface, a sign of their network of underground tunnels. Fire ants sting repeatedly when they feel threatened, making colony removal necessary.