For years, Queensland authorities have been broadscale baiting fire ants. But the infestation is too big – and the baits wipe ...

Ecologists alarmed after ‘one of the worst invasive’ species found in ancient Australian rainforest - Ants could have a $2bn per year-impact on Australia’s economy, researchers say ...

No creature embodies the idea that “it takes a village” quite like ants. Using chemical signals and other ephemeral communication methods like antennal codes, ants can work together to build or ...

Joe Parker, a Caltech entomologist who has studied indigenous forest ants in key canyons above Pasadena and Altadena for eight years, felt his heart sink as he watched live video of the Eaton fire ...

A provocative new international study published in Austral Ecology warns the massive 'broadcast baiting' campaign currently used to combat Red ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anderson Arboleda / Getty Images Whether you have dodged their mounds while walking around your yard or endured a painful sting, ...

Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant and the hardy black fire ant. Imported fire ants have spread from their ...

Few species of ants are more well-drilled than army ants; these disciplined drones live and die at the behest of their female ...

Ants are an annoying enough pest when you find them crawling onto your picnic blanket or nesting in your yard, sometimes wandering into your kitchen to find food or shelter. But some species can do a ...