Presumably, horned lizards from the Southwest were released in areas of the Southeast ecologically similar to their native ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants. Red imported fire ants are the most common fire ant species in North ...

In today’s StarNews, Gareth does a great job explaining how fire ants got to North Carolina in the first place and the ...

Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more ...

If you step on a nest of fire ants, you could be attacked. Since they like oil, they tend to be attracted to snacks and other oily foods. This means they can pose a threat to people eating such ...

Invasive fire ants, first arriving in the U.S. in 1918, have spread throughout the Southeast, causing problems for residents and farmers. Adding to the problem, red and black fire ants are ...

As such, nothing is sacred. Army ants eat almost anything in their path. If food seems scarce, they will raid the nests of creatures, even dangerous ones like wasps. This YouTube video shows a colony ...

Invasive red fire ants are wreaking havoc in Australia, sending dozens of people to hospitals and creating worry about how bad things will get. After the remnants of Cyclone Alfred dumped heavy rain ...

Pest control companies in the Triangle are already getting calls for complaints of fire ants. We tagged along with Will Adkins from Pest and Termite Consultants to a house in Knightdale.

Fire ants are fierce and will sting when provoked ... They require low humidity, and the colony can live for 10 – 15 years with proper care. The ants eat sugar and dead insects. This species is only ...

In the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the NSW government has taken immediate action to ensure that these types of fire ant carrying materials, such as hay, will not be transported into NSW. The ...