As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, ...

Fire ants, with their complex underground nests and versatile omnivorous diet, are notoriously resilient. LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step.

You could try pouring boiling water into fire ant mounds. It can work, but be careful not to burn yourself (or anyone else).

If they choose to dine on fire ants, I am all in favor of that. Unfortunately, the Texas horned lizard, designated the Texas state reptile in 1993, no longer occurs at many locations in the Lone ...

Only a very small portion of the population are hypersensitive to ant venom and will experience lethal allergic reactions, according to the Texas Imported Fire Ant Research and Management Project ...

As temperatures warm, fire ants become more active ... LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step. Borrowing its name from the country-western ...