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 ...

While it's a good idea to avoid all fire ants, certain species can be more damaging to the local ecosystem and more dangerous ...

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 ...

EAST TEXAS - Just last week, I kneeled down to get a closer look at a weed and put my knee squarely in a fire ant mound. I swatted my pants leg and got all of them off without getting stung. It was a ...

With an aroma that's pleasing to people but off-putting to fire ants, this easy-to-grow plant could be a great addition to your backyard pest control efforts.

Nothing will ruin the look of a front yard quite like the eyesore of a fire ant mound. Many South Carolina homeowners have battled with the pesky insects for decades, as the invasive species has ...

Fire ants are formidable pests in gardens and landscapes. They’re known for their painful bites and stings due to venom. When disturbed, fire ant mounds can unleash swarms of sterile female worker ...

Fire ants inflict painful stings and create unsightly mounds in our landscapes. Unfortunately, there is no treatment that will eradicate them from a yard permanently. You will have to control fire ...

I first experienced fire ants in the mid 1990s while living near Atlanta, and I have hated them ever since. My 1-year old son, who was playing on the concrete walk in front of the stoop, belted out ...

A red fire ant mound was discovered in an outdoor planter near a parking lot at Valley View Mall in 2006. Although fire ants are making headway in southeastern Virginia, state officials suspect the ...