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 ...

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.

Researchers and Extension entomology specialists across the South work together to develop control strategies for pests such as ticks, mosquitoes, bed bugs and more. This includes fire ants, which are ...

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Spring is an ideal time to take the first step to fire ant control, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. “This is the time of year when ants begin foraging for food and when spring ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Tired ...

Sicily is on the front line of Europe’s fire ant invasion. If it fails to contain the spread, more countries will be at risk.

Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die. Chance this works: 1 in a very big number. Why: Like you, an ant won’t eat food that ...

Red imported fire ants are an invasive ant species originally from South America. These aggressive ants have been spreading across the southern United States for years and are now found in at least 17 ...

An invasive ant species native to East Asia has spread to every corner of North Carolina, and it can cause health and ...

Spring is an ideal time to take the first step to fire ant control, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. “This is the time of year when ants begin foraging for food and when spring ...