By the time an invasive species is recognized as a problem, it has often become too entrenched to eliminate.

Fire ants have become such a problem in the Southeast that phorid flies have been imported to combat them. The flies lay larvae on the ants. When the larvae hatch they eat the fire ants' heads.

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

Fire ants evolve into a fearsome hybrid: 'Anything can really happen' Researchers thought colder temperatures and higher elevations could stop the march of invasive fire ants.

The relentless global invasion of fire ants has sparked a battle between nature and science, with surprising weapons in the ...

Critters Why Fire Ants Are Even More Evil Than You Thought Their attacks up your legs are so meticulously coordinated you almost have to respect it.

Fire Ants May Not Use The “Cheerios Effect” To Make Rafts After All New research has found the long-held "Cheerios effect" doesn't hold water, but pheromones could.

But what if these ants aren’t the usual black ants, but fire ants? Fire ants are more dangerous than common black ants. In this case, you need to find a way to get rid of fire ants.

Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg were among the localities added to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services quarantine zone for imported fire ants.

Which ants are we talking about? Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) are native to South America but have been spreading across the world in contaminated soil. The ants are 2-6 millimetres ...