and fire ants will no longer be attracted to the bait. Puckett’s recommendation is to buy no more than you can use in a season: “Don’t stockpile it because it’s on sale.” An Advion ...

Parts of Queensland have as many fire ants as Texas - a hotbed of the uncontrolled infestation that costs the US billions of ...

While some ants are generally harmless to us in terms of stinging, others like the infamous fire ants should be looked out ...

That’s the message from Texan entomologist Robert Puckett, who is visiting Australia to share the knowledge of US experts, who have been managing an invasion of fire ants for a century.

Fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters across storm-ravaged Australia, aiding the spread of one of the world's most invasive species. Considered a super pest, fire ants can cause ...

Red imported fire ants, a venomous invasive species of ant, are on the verge of becoming established in Japan. Once it has become an established species, the little arthropod, known as “hiari ...

The red imported fire ant is one of the most dangerous animals to have evaded Australia's environmental controls. Source: AAP / SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE ...

From July, the National Fire Ant Eradication Program expected council’s would manage fire ants on their land – this includes the Coast’s vast sporting fields and community assets.

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If an infection takes hold in an ants’ nest, it could spell disaster for the whole colony. But some worker ants appear to have a workaround for that. When exposed to a pathogen, black garden ...

Ants are a common household pest in the UK, often invading homes in search of food or warmth. The tiny pests can be seen congregating along paving stones and creating distinctive mounds of sand ...

The two clarified that “they were fire ants,” prompting Consuelos to ask Ripa if the ants left “any marks.” Ripa replied, “Yeah, you were there. You know.” She then proceeded to reveal ...