Native to South America, fire ants were accidentally imported to Alabama in the 1930s and are considered an invasive species ...

When you discover a colony of ants on your property, it's unlikely that you'll be inclined to stop and investigate what species you've got crawling around your yard. Homeowners simply go searching for ...

Ants are an annoying enough pest when you find them crawling onto your picnic blanket or nesting in your yard, sometimes wandering into your kitchen to find food or shelter. But some species can do a ...

Q. Years ago, when my younger sister was 2, she stepped on a fire ant mound. My mother rushed her to the hospital. The doctor there told my mother to get meat tenderizer and make a paste and cover her ...

Fire and water do not normally mix. But when it comes to these imported fire ants, water is not a problem. In this extraordinary YouTube clip, we get to see. A colony of fire ants is dealing very ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire ants can cause painful stings and disrupt the ecosystem in your garden and beyond. Regular checks of potted plants and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. October is 'Stop the Ant' month, and one type of ant has been particularly annoying over on Maui for many years now. The Tropical ...

The color drained from Scott Fisher’s face when a member of the Maui Invasive Species Committee told him a little red fire ant had been found at Waihe‘e Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge on the island ...

It's a rule here in the South. Following a heavy rain on Sunday, on Monday your yard becomes a death zone dotted with little, red-clay volcanoes—mounds teeming with fire ants just itching to sting you ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader who is curious about taking glucosamine tablets for joint pain.