Tortoises are preyed upon by many species, including the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, a destructive exotic species now common throughout the tortoises' entire range. We surveyed ...

Ants range in size from the miniscule up to one inch long, and usually appear black, brown, red, or yellow ... ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom ...

Ant bites and stings are more common than you think. Learn which ants are relatively harmless and which you should avoid at all costs.

Farmers and landowners are contending with a new pest — the invasive hybrid fire ant that’s marching into fields and pastures ...

Fire ants (or red imported fire ants ... Fire ants are reddish-brown and black and range in size from 2–6 millimetres long. You’re most likely to encounter fire ants at their nests, which ...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is moving to end a 27-year-old federal quarantine in Doña Ana County for red imported fire ants. These are not the common variety that show up around yards and ...

Japan has designated the Argentine ant and the venomous red imported fire ant, both native to South America, as “invasive alien species.” Both species are small in stature, but hundreds of ...

Department of Primary Industries red fire ant map shows the species’ spread through southeast Queensland. Border patrols, CCTV detection cameras and sniffer dogs have also been used in the ...