health and outdoor way of life,” the government said in a statement. “If left untreated, they can destroy crops, gardens and parks and endanger humans, wildlife, animals and pets,” it added. Over the ...

with the smaller ants that surround her tending to her every need. The life cycle of ants is described; the queen lays the eggs which hatch into larvae and then change to become the ants in the ...

Ants range in size from the miniscule up to one inch long, and usually appear black, brown, red, or yellow ... ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom ...

Two nests of the highly invasive red imported fire ants have ... led to the death of a pet dog in Logan. Fire ant stings, while generally not life threatening, can cause severe allergic reactions ...

Native to South America, the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) has spread in recent decades across the world to countries such as the United States, Australia and China. Efforts to ...

Dozens of red imported fire ant nests have been found in Sicily, Italy – a sign that the invasive insects have become established in Europe. The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta ...