In today’s StarNews, Gareth does a great job explaining how fire ants got to North Carolina in the first place and the ...

"They’re crawling over patios, they’re coming into our homes." Residents sound alarm after invasive red fire ants land over ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants.

Alabama has two species of fire ants, the black and red imported ants. The black imported fire ant can be found in the northwestern part of the state, while the red imported fire ant resides in ...

ATLANTA ( WANF /Gray News) - A family in Georgia is suing a hospital after their 2-year-old daughter died after being bitten by fire ants. According to the lawsuit, Maya Getahun’s family brought her ...

Invasive fire ants, first arriving in the U.S. in 1918, have spread throughout the Southeast, causing problems for residents and farmers. Adding to the problem, red and black fire ants are ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Tired of those pesky red fire ants ruining your lawn with their mounds? The LSU Ag Center has shared ways to deal with them safely. Red fire ants are known ...

South-east Queensland residents are dealing with an unwelcome pest, fire ants, amid the clean-up from ex-Cyclone Alfred. The invasive species has been a problem for years in south-east Queensland ...