Spring weather is here to stay bringing a pesky, stinging insect with it. See what we know about the fire ant and how to ...

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

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Florida Entomologist Vol. 72, No. 1, Mar., 1989 Impact of the Imported Fire Ant on Labor... Impact of the Imported Fire Ant on Laboratory ...

They are called hybrid fire ants, which are a mix of black fire ants and red fire ants, and they originated from South America. The breed has been around since the 1930s and came to Virginia in 1989.

As the warmth of spring creeps in, so too does the relentless return of the pesky ant, with the fire ant leading the charge, bringing chaos and an unwelcome sting to every corner they invade.