Fire ant colonies build mounds on the soil’s surface, a sign of their network of underground tunnels. Fire ants sting repeatedly when they feel threatened, making colony removal necessary.

The fastest ways to get rid of fire ants include liquid mound drenches, granule baits, or DIY methods like boiling water. Effective fire ant control often requires an approach that combines mound ...

For people, warmer weather usually means wanting to spend a little more time outside after so many months cooped up indoors. Unfortunately, the opposite seems to be true for ants. Once spring weather ...

An independent review finds fire ant eradication is still achievable, but major issues, including poor communication, public mistrust and strategy confusion, must be fixed first.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Little fire ants have been out of sight for Aina Haina resident Andrea Wagner after her yard was treated, but they are not out of mind, as she worries the critters could ...

After a few weeks of steady spring rainfall in Austin, you may notice more fire ant mounds in yards, parks and along roadways. That's not a coincidence. Children, pets and anyone else who enjoys ...

It's a rule here in the South. Following a heavy rain on Sunday, on Monday your yard becomes a death zone dotted with little, red-clay volcanoes—mounds teeming with fire ants just itching to sting you ...