Key Takeaways Fire ant colonies build mounds on the soil’s surface, a sign of their network of underground tunnels.Fire ants ...

Science-backed fire ant treatments to protect lawns, gardens and pastures Are fire ant mounds popping up in your yard, garden ...

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 ...

Ants are silently destroying your lawn—here’s how to stop them.

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 can create significant challenges for California almond growers, particularly as populations build during warmer ...

Whether you have dodged their mounds while walking around your yard or endured a painful sting, you know how pesky and dangerous fire ants can be to humans, pets, and gardens. Known as red imported ...

Teri Rolph and dog Koa inspect nursery plants. While little fire ants can be dangerous for pets — the ants can potentially blind cats and dogs — Rolph emphasized that these ant-­detecting dogs work ...

Fire ants remain a persistent challenge for California almond growers, impacting both crop quality and worker safety.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture has issued a warning to residents in Pittsylvania County, Halifax County, and Danville over the threat of fire ants. A quarantine has been placed on the ...