Thousands of fire ants have been spotted floating on floodwaters through the Texas city and forming rafts using their bodies ...

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

The red imported fire ant is originally native to South America but was first discovered in Texas in the 1950s and is now likely a permanent fixture in the states fauna.

LOCKHART, Tex. -- -- On a sunny, cloudless day, Charles L. Barr walked the wilds of Central Texas in search of public enemy No. 1: the red imported fire ant. Barr didn't have to look far. April ...

As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans ...

Two new species of “rodeo ants” that hitch a ride on larger ants have been discovered in The Lone Star State. The new species were discovered by Alex Wild, curator of entomology, and lecturer ...

The big problem in Texas is that no local species appears to beat crazy ants. Bringing in the South American ants would only create another problem, LeBrun said, because many of the ants in that ...

I often equate myself with creatures of the ectothermic persuasion, preferring temperatures in the 90’s over temperatures even in the 60’s.

Ever since I moved to Texas, I have been plagued by ants. In New Mexico, where I grew up, ants were nothing more than mildly annoying pest. But here, they ...

Like fire ants, these creatures are imported from Central and South America and have no natural enemies in our area. This very comprehensive site from Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension, Leaf Cutting ...

They eat fire ants, the stinging red terrors of Texas summers. But the ants also like to suck the sweet juices from plants, feed on such beneficial insects as ladybugs, and eat the hatchlings of a ...