It’s a milit-ant takeover. Red fire ants have finally made the pilgrimage to Europe — and are threatening to take over the continent, according to a new study. The tiny insects — considered one of the ...

Invasive species are a concern under any circumstances, but when they are named for their incredibly painful sting, you definitely need to watch out. Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invecta) earned ...

Since the red imported fire ant is an invasive species, they have displaced other fire ant species native to Texas such as “Solenopsis geminata” or tropical fire ants. Oktavianus Mulyadi Pexels As the ...

Imported red fire ants are causing problems in the affluent community of Montecito near Santa Barbara, California offiicals say. Photo from Getty Images/iStockphoto An invasion of “highly aggressive” ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. "It's always a concern. Any time there's a newly introduced species to an area," said Chris Ziliotto, Lotusland ...

Watch out for these bugs once you start venturing out in the warmer weather Bugs are everywhere, and while most are harmless ...

OAKLEY, Md. (WHTM) — It certainly looks like an ant, doesn’t it? In fact, the red velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) isn’t an ant at all, but a wasp. At around 3/4 of an inch long, it’s the largest ...

Fire ants excel at human assisted spread, which makes any construction or mining supply chain a risk if controls lapse.

The red imported fire ant has infested a property in Montecito. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images) A new population of "highly aggressive" red imported fire ants has infested a private property ...

In the U.S., all commercial brands of yogurt taste really similar because they're made pretty much the same way, using only two industrial bacterial starters. But this wasn't always the case, says ...