Authorities launch an independent review of Australia's national fire ant eradication program to evaluate the country's fight ...

Fire ant treatments have been suspended on organic farms, and alternatives sought, after baits containing genetically ...

CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...

The red imported fire ant has made its home in the southern areas of the United States. The reason isn't difficult to guess: the cold winters further up north freeze and kill the insects, limiting ...

Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species. ...

Conjoint Associate Professor in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Sydney Red imported fire ants are a particularly nasty type of ant because they are ...

Australia can bring to mind a wild menagerie of venomous creatures, giant snakes, and fist-sized spiders. For Melissa McCarthy, that reputation isn't unearned. Appearing on Thursday's episode of Live ...

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