One reason imported fire ants are so abundant in the United States is that their specific natural enemies, which keep their population levels in check, were left behind in their native South America.

Targeted insecticides can be applied to individual mounds to eliminate the queen ant. For widespread infestations, broadcast pesticides offer a broader solution but come with safety precautions.

Fire ants are well established here in Rowan County and some of them like to call your pasture or hayfield home. Whether you are dealing with one mound or 100 mounds in some cases, you need to know ...

Fire ants are a problem in the South…. down here, they're everywhere! They don't care if you live in the city or out in the country; they just want to invade your space and settle down in your home, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 29, 2022) A virus present in low levels in the United States is effective at managing populations of non-native fire ants, according to research. Although only focused on one ...

Spring is an ideal time to take the first step to fire ant control, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. “This is the time of year when ants begin foraging for food and when spring ...

Gardeners preparing summer vegetable gardens may find their plots already teeming with life, but not the kind they would like to see. Fire ants are common in yards, flowerbeds, playgrounds and gardens ...

Nov. 6—The ants measure only about one-sixteenth of an inch long but are considered one of the world's worst invasive species. Aaron Johnson was worried when his two sons, ages 2 and 5, woke up ...