If you live in a rural or suburban area in the Southern states, you’ve likely seen a fire ant hill a few times in your life.

Tired of those pesky red fire ants ruining your lawn with their mounds? The LSU Ag Center has shared ways to deal with them ...

Symptoms to note: Fire ant stings are very painful due to the potency of their venom, and since ants don’t lose their stingers when they attack, you’ll probably end up with multiple wounds.

They can impact native biodiversity, blind pets and cause residents and farmers to move to avoid relentless stings. MISC said it needs the community’s help to find little fire ant infestations ...

The tiny ants can deliver painful stings when disturbed, causing welts that can last for weeks—and potentially cause blindness in cats and dogs. Officials first detected little fire ants on a ...

Stings can permanently blind cats and dogs and ... Tuesday said they had experienced firsthand the pain of a little fire ant sting. Some said the pain can’t be compared to other biting or ...

When they attack a human, fire ants grab the skin with their jaws while stinging and injecting venom. They may even turn their head during the process, which increases the number of stings in a ...