Fire ants are taking a toll in Texas, causing major damage and health concerns. A federal quarantine aims to tackle their ...

Currently, the entire State of Louisiana and almost all of Texas are under what is called a Federal Fire Ant Quarantine. What ...

LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step ... as red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), they are native to tropical central South America ...

In the video below, Jack identifies the Rapacious Panther Ant as having the most painful ant sting in Texas. That's until his ...

Ever since I moved to Texas, I have been plagued by ants ... Perhaps the most well-known invasive ant species is the red fire ant. These bugs are on my naughty list. They are reddish brown ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thousands of Red Imported Fire Ants gather in a bucket ... A research scientist at the University of Texas’ Brackenridge Field Lab in central Austin, LeBrun has researched ...

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 ...

Many species of ants live throughout the U.S. Most of them never become problematic enough for us to think of them as pests. But there are a handful of species that can cause both serious health ...