Fire ants were native to a handful of South American ... ants are what is known as an indicator species – meaning they serve as indicators of the impact of environmental health issues such ...

Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive floods by clumping together to float on the water’s surface. Other species, like the newly discovered Pheidole ...

Fire ants build big nests and are immensely aggressive. They are known to sting anything they see as a potential threat, sometimes attacking in large numbers. The sting of this ant species feels ...

Tortoises are preyed upon by many species, including the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, a destructive exotic species now common throughout the tortoises' entire range. We surveyed ...

The Fire Ant An imported species of this insect has become a serious pest in the South. It is studied both to find means to control it and to learn how a species adapts itself to a new environment ...

NARA--The use of smell could be a key weapon in repelling and controlling invasive ant species from South America, scientists learned. The researchers from Nara Women’s University and other ...

The coconut rhinoceros beetle has become a more recent alarming threat. Native to Southeast Asia and first detected in Hawaii ...