Natural selection doesn't get to pick where on the chromosome a gene is. It's just random, right? Natural selection just picks based on traits. So how did it get to be that all the genes for trait X ...

Whether you have dodged their mounds while walking around your yard or endured a painful sting, you know how pesky and dangerous fire ants can be to humans, pets, and gardens. Known as red imported ...

Targeted insecticides can be applied to individual mounds to eliminate the queen ant. For widespread infestations, broadcast pesticides offer a broader solution but come with safety precautions.

A closeup of a fire ant on the glove of Charlie Cassidy, Field Operations Manager with the Orange County Fire Ant Authority, found in a fire ant mound on La Grima Street in Mission Viejo, CA, Feb. 25, ...

October is "Stop The Ant Month" and the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species and the Oahu Invasive Species Committee is ...

Four-legged friends could help root out six-legged pests under a growing program to teach dogs on Hawaii island how to detect little fire ants. Dog training teams around the Big Island are training ...

Two different kinds of fire ants are crossbreeding in North Carolina to create a more invasive species. North Carolina has specific laws that prohibit happy hour drink specials in bars and restaurants ...

October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaii, and Big Island residents are being asked to help control the spread of invasive ...