Ant venom research has expanded in recent years, unveiling a multifaceted array of bioactive compounds that serve pivotal roles in defence, predation and social communication. These venoms comprise a ...

Meet the Asian needle ant. Better yet, try to avoid it. It's scientific name says it all: Brachyponera chinensis — roughly translated as "short, wicked ant from China." The stinging, carnivorous ants ...

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 ...

No creature embodies the idea that “it takes a village” quite like ants. Using chemical signals and other ephemeral communication methods like antennal codes, ants can work together to build or ...

With the start of summer just days away, many of us will be looking forward to long sunny days spent at the beach, by the pool, out camping or picnicking in the park. Insects also love summer. This is ...

I first experienced fire ants in the mid 1990s while living near Atlanta, and I have hated them ever since. My 1-year old son, who was playing on the concrete walk in front of the stoop, belted out ...

With the start of summer just days away, many of us will be looking forward to long sunny days spent at the beach, by the pool, out camping or picnicking in the park. Insects also love summer. This is ...

Mounds are large, cone-shaped domes with hard, weather-resistant crusts. The average mound is 10-24 inches in diameter and 6-18 inches tall. In clay soil, however, the mounds can reach 3 feet in ...

With the tremendous amount of water that was dropped on the Houston area, flooding was expected. With flooding comes the problem of various "critters" trying to find safe dry ground. Fire ants are no ...