CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...

The fight against fire ants is set to become year-round with an area 400 times the size of the Brisbane CBD earmarked for ...

A Queensland woman says she has been left to battle a fire ant infestation with virtually no support and spent hundreds of dollars on pesticides after she found "more than 70 nests" on her ...

Australia's photographic natural database is about to get a big boost as citizen scientists are urged to join a national ...

As part of a $24 million scheme to contain the pests, the government says its aerial control program will disperse two rounds of treatment across 106,000 hectares by mid-2026, with eradication ...

Officials were alarmed to discover a pesky — and at times deadly — insect spreading in Australia, and they have established biosecurity zones in Queensland to limit its sting. The Australian ...

The Crisafulli Government has ramped up its attack on fire ants with an aerial assault underway over parts of the South East. Treatment aims to ...

While Australia and Texas are on opposite sides of the globe, they share a few things in common, including a common pest—fire ants. They also share the benefits of expertise from a Texas A&M AgriLife ...

Fire ants and an injury requiring stitches plague survivalists on the next episode of “Naked and Afraid.” “Naked and Afraid” airs at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 23, on the Discovery Channel. The episode is ...

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