Ant bites are common and, while occasionally painful, are rarely severe. There are several types of ants in the United States that bite, including fire ants, harvester ants, carpenter ants, and field ...

For the record, ant bites aren’t as common as you might think. “All ants can bite but they rarely do unless harassed,” says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., associate director of community & urban ...

Fire ant stings are nasty. Lesions usually occur on the lower extremities after the disruption of a nest, causing a large number of ants to swarm and attack. The most common presentation is a wheal ...

For the record, ant bites aren’t as common as you might think. “All ants can bite but they rarely do unless harassed,” says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., associate director of community & urban ...

If you live in a rural or suburban area in the Southern states, you’ve likely seen a fire ant hill a few times in your life. Stepping on a fire ant hill, sometimes referred to as a mound, can mean ...

Fire ants swarm fast and sting hard. If you step on a nest, leave the area immediately, brush the ants off instead of crushing them, and clean the affected skin. Treating the bites quickly can help ...

Science-backed fire ant treatments to protect lawns, gardens and pastures Are fire ant mounds popping up in your yard, garden ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. An insect bites off another insect’s leg. Is this predatory behaviour, ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants. Red imported fire ants are the most common fire ant species in North ...