Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s easy to lump ants into one category (you know, annoying pests you want out of your house ASAP), but there are actually more ...

Anyone who has ever stepped into a fire ant nest knows the sting all too well. It’s a painful reminder that these tiny ...

Kitchen Ants: Once the menace of red ants begins, getting rid of them can be a challenge. These tiny ants quickly form long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red imported fire ants – known as RIFA – are spreading throughout the southern U.S., and if there are enough nests in an area, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Red imported fire ants, a toxic species, were discovered at Incheon Port’s Sinhang Seongwang Shin Container Terminal, ...

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 ...

A new population of “highly aggressive” red imported fire ants has infested a private property in Montecito, according to Santa Barbara County officials. The ants are capable of biting and stinging ...