Spring weather is here to stay bringing a pesky, stinging insect with it. See what we know about the fire ant and how to ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants. Red imported fire ants are the most common fire ant species in North ...

It’s a great time to be outdoors. Watch your step, though, or you might become a victim of another sign of the changing ...

(WDBJ) - Virginia Cooperative Extension is keeping an eye on hybrid fire ants. “We’ve seen farms that have anywhere from one mound to we have one now that has 58 mounds in a field,” said Amy Byington, ...

Fire ants have been in eastern Virginia for many years. A new type of fire ant has now been confirmed in parts of Southwest ...

Invasive fire ants, first arriving in the U.S. in 1918, have spread throughout the Southeast, causing problems for residents and farmers. Adding to the problem, red and black fire ants are ...

Ms Britton, 39, and her sons Kaleb, 20, and Levii, 16, have been bitten by fire ants multiple times, with Kaleb developing an “extremely severe” allergic reaction to the painful bites.