Video released by the National Fire Ant Eradication Program shows how quickly the world's worst invasive pests swarm to protect their nests. House painter Joel Booker was lucky not to have been ...

One of the key findings from recent studies is that SINV-3 can significantly reduce fire ant populations. In field trials, the introduction of SINV-3 into fire ant nests led to a remarkable ...

Deadly fire ants have breached the Sunshine Coast biosecurity zone, with six nests found at a building site, prompting calls for more federal funding to thwart the pests’ march across the state.

A crack legal team has been assembled by residents concerned with the conduct of biosecurity officers eradicating fire ants on their properties. More than a dozen residents concerned about the ...

Japan has designated the Argentine ant and the venomous red imported fire ant, both native to South America, as “invasive alien species.” Both species are small in stature, but hundreds of ...