Fire ants swarm from their nests to attack humans and animals, defending their nests with nasty stings.

Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, ...

In field trials, the introduction of SINV-3 into fire ant nests led to a remarkable decrease in both the number of nests and their sizes over time. Specifically, nests treated with SINV-3 showed a ...

Landowners in the Sunshine Coast hinterland have been left reeling after the deadly fire ant pest was found at a local ...

The nests were destroyed using a liquid insecticide ... Picture: Contributed Dr Swepson made headlines in 2019 claiming the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program had wasted millions ...