"Once the egg hatches, the ant has only a few weeks of life before it succumbs to the manipulations of its attacker, ...

As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, ...

Workers only live a few months at most, while a queen ant − which can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day − may live several years. Red fire ants are aggressive, especially if their nests are disturbed.

An curved arrow pointing right. Escamoles, sometimes called ant egg caviar, are a delicacy in Mexico. These ant larvae can cost over $50 per pound. And when they're exported prices can double.

Red fire ants are known for their painful bites ... The Ag Center suggests using insect growth regulators (IGRs). They stop ...