Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meet the Asian needle ant. Better yet, try to avoid it. It's scientific name says it all: Brachyponera chinensis — roughly ...

A Massachusetts man said the sting of an Asian needle ant left him feeling sick. The invasive insect has been spreading across the U.S., and experts say their venomous sting can potentially be deadly.

"We don't want this to fail." Officials issue warning as 'stinging' creatures invade new US territory: 'We're on the brink of ...

ATLANTA - You may have seen some of the recent headlines: "Potentially deadly ants reported in 17 states," "Asian needle ants with a potentially fatal sting have spread across multiple states," ...

Key Takeaways Fire ant colonies build mounds on the soil’s surface, a sign of their network of underground tunnels.Fire ants sting repeatedly when they feel threatened, making colony removal necessary ...

Fire ants inflict painful stings and create unsightly mounds in our landscapes. Unfortunately, there is no treatment that will eradicate them from a yard permanently. You will have to control fire ...

The woman filed a lawsuit against the City of Santa Fe and two Santa Fe ISD officers in 2023. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Texas woman is suing after she says police held her face down in a “pile of ...

Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant and the hardy black fire ant. Imported fire ants have spread from their ...

As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, ...

Now that we have had some much needed rainfall, fire-ant activity has increased. The red imported fire ant, a native of southern Brazil, is found throughout most of the eastern half of the state.

This kind of bites: Climate change is making fire ants an increasingly hot topic in Florida these days. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface. Red imported fire ants rank ...

Meet the Asian needle ant. Better yet, try to avoid it. It's scientific name says it all: Brachyponera chinensis — roughly translated as "short, wicked ant from China." The stinging, carnivorous ants ...