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 ...

HONOLULU – October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaii and a multi-agency effort throughout the month will encourage residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help detect and control ...

Rodney Morrow from Central Life Sciences discusses strategic planning for a "deploy and destroy" mission against the invasive red imported fire ant (RIFA) in the southern U.S. In this replay of our ...

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 ...

Fire ant anaphylaxis prevalence (0.085%) now exceeds all flying Hymenoptera combined (0.083%) in the 14 US states where these invasive insects have established colonies. Patients with systemic ...

Red imported fire ants cause significant economic damage and pose health risks. Climate change, urban sprawl, and flooding are exacerbating the fire ant problem in Florida. Scientists are exploring ...

The Hawaiʻi Ant Lab is hosting a free, virtual workshop this Thursday to help residents manage little fire ants on their properties. The invasive ant is widespread on Hawaiʻi Island and can also be ...

Suspected China-aligned actors are running a new “Fire Ant” espionage campaign, active since early 2025, that targets VMWare ESXi, vCenter servers, and F5 appliances to achieve stealthy ...

Myths Abound For Fire Ant ControlsFire ants are annoying, painful, and for those with certain allergies- medically dangerous. Unfortunately, they are very common in our landscapes and can become a ...

A suspected Chinese nation-state threat group is conducting an extensive cyberespionage campaign that takes advantage of vulnerable VMware ESXi and vCenter environments. Since early 2025, researchers ...