The morphological identification of Solenopsis spp. workers is difficult, particularly small ones. We examined the sequence of the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) mitochondrial gene (mtDNA) as a marker for ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: At first glance, a fire ant hill — or mound, as it's properly called — looks impossibly small. And yet, a colony of up to 250,000 ants call it ...

For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive floods by clumping together to float on the water’s surface.

The study identifies Florida spot keratopathy (FSK) as a relatively benign eye condition affecting dogs and cats, characterized by white spots on the cornea. While Florida spot keratopathy (FSK) has ...

Farmers and landowners are contending with a new pest — the invasive hybrid fire ant that’s marching into fields and pastures ...

A new study identifies Florida spot keratopathy (FSK) as a stable, benign eye condition in pets and suggests a possible link ...

Uncover the secrets to successfully eliminating fire ants from your surroundings and safeguarding your family from their ...

Skvarla, Ph.D., head of the Insect Identification Laboratory at Penn ... which can cause trees to fall. “Fire ants in the ...

‘It's important to identify the type of ants you're dealing with to determine the most effective control methods. For example, if you're dealing with fire ants, their nests can be large and ...

He said DNA testing of fire ants from North Arm was underway as they worked with "carrier" suppliers to trace the source. "[We will] try and identify where that's come from and if there's any ...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is moving to end a 27-year-old federal quarantine in Doña Ana County for red ...

Red imported fire ants, a venomous invasive species of ant, are on the verge of becoming established in Japan. Once it has become an established species, the little arthropod, known as “hiari ...