Sicily is on the front line of Europe’s fire ant invasion. If it fails to contain the spread, more countries will be at risk.

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each unknowingly ...

NAHIKU — A roughly 150-acre section of Nahiku jungle seems even more enormous when compared to its miniature foe. Little fire ants, called one of the worst invasive species in the world and smaller ...

Can’t say we weren’t warned. A News Tribune editorial way back in early June advised bracing for an “invasion” of mosquitoes, ants, ticks, and even cockroaches this year, the result of a ...

The summer’s heat and humidity encourages all of us to get out doors and perhaps host backyard cookouts and pool parties. But insects also appreciate the heat and humidity, and they don’t mind ...