Are fire ants taking over your home? While there are many ways to eliminate these troublesome invaders, here's a natural ...

Some species, such as fire ants, may even attack pets and people. Ant control ... Sprays can be aimed directly at ants or applied as a surface poison that is absorbed through the ants’ exoskeletons.

Like mercenaries of the natural world, fire ants are hardy, resilient, and vicious. They’ve become an invasive species thanks ...

Find out where the ants are getting into the house by following their trails or looking for gaps to the exterior, then caulk those holes or plug them up with petroleum jelly. Then try laying down ant ...

Fire ants are more dangerous than common black ants. In this case, you need to find a way to get rid of fire ants. Let’s take a look at the five methods for getting rid of fire ants naturally. 5.

The ants are bad at gripping and can fall, like “fire ant rain.” Getty Images “LFA (Little Fire Ants) can produce painful stings and large red welts and may cause blindness in pets,” the ...

Fire ant piles wash up as kids play in the flood waters along the Lake Pontchartrain lakefront as Hurricane Sally moves more east, in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.

This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. When Solenopsis invicta, a.k.a. the red imported fire ...

Fire ant piles wash up as kids play in the flood waters along the Lake Pontchartrain lakefront as Hurricane Sally moves more east, in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.

Velvet ants are known as “indestructible insects”, in part because of their painful stings (and because they scream when threatened) but also because of their incredibly hard exoskeletons. The ...