Sprinkle grits around the mound. Readers say: The ants will eat them, the grit will expand, and the ant will die.

As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans ...

You could try pouring boiling water into fire ant mounds. It can work, but be careful not to burn yourself (or anyone else).

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - A family in Georgia is suing a hospital after their 2-year-old daughter died after being bitten by fire ants. According to the lawsuit, Maya Getahun’s family brought ...

HOUSTON — Easter is this Sunday and if your kids are heading out on an Easter egg hunt, here’s something to watch out for – fire ants! We’re just now getting into the peak fire ant season ...

Invasive fire ants, first arriving in the U.S. in 1918, have spread throughout the Southeast, causing problems for residents and farmers. Adding to the problem, red and black fire ants are ...

Pest control companies in the Triangle are already getting calls for complaints of fire ants. We tagged along with Will Adkins from Pest and Termite Consultants to a house in Knightdale.

(CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...