Most importantly, newly hatched termites are miniature, mobile versions of the adults and immediately join in the nest processes, whereas ants have legless, maggot-like larvae that have to be fed by ...

With painful stings, rapid reproduction, and a threat to crops, infrastructure, and human health, the red imported fire ant — one of the world’s most invasive and dangerous species — has been ...

MAUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — October is ‘Stop the Ant’ month, and one type of ant has been particularly annoying over on Maui for many years now. The Tropical Fire Ant – more commonly known as the red ant. ...

October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaii, and Big Island residents are being asked to help control the spread of invasive little fire ants. The effort is backed by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The State of Hawaii is launching a multi-agency effort this month to stop the spread of invasive ants. Officials said October is “Stop the Ants Month” and encourage ...

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

Ants are among the most recognizable, admired, dreaded and mythologized insects on earth. They are famed for their industry, work ethic, organization, militaristic skills and loyalty. Ants are also ...

A Massachusetts man believed he was stung by an invasive Asian needle ant, but an entomologist said the ant the man saved in a baggie was misidentified and was actually a harmless species. Experts say ...

As summer temperatures rise across South Carolina, so does activity from one of the season’s smallest and most persistent pests: ants. Whether swarming your picnic table, creeping along kitchen ...

Some little fire ants are shown in this DLNR photo. A little fire ant infestation in Happy Valley was identified last month and currently is being treated. -- Department of Land and Natural Resources ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – It might sound unbelievable, but residents of Texas’ capital are reporting fire ants floating on floodwaters, forming living rafts out of their own bodies. On Wednesday morning, one ...