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Fire ants are back in season. What to know about the pests taking over your Houston yard.
As the warmer weather brings people outdoors across Houston, fire ants are waiting. Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, ...
Georgia Girl, 2, Was Taken to a Hospital After She Was Bitten by Fire Ants. Now, Her Parents Have Filed a Wrongful Death Suit
A Georgia mother and father have filed a wrongful death suit against the hospital where they brought their 2-year-old ...
2-year-old girl dies after being bitten by fire ants, lawsuit says
ATLANTA ( WANF /Gray News) - A family in Georgia is suing a hospital after their 2-year-old daughter died after being bitten ...
National Fire Ant Eradication Program finds fire ants in Bilinga, near Gold Coast Airport
Fire ants have been detected near a tourist hotspot, sparking calls for the federal government to introduce a $24 million ...
Allergy fear leads boy to create sand that repels fire ants
A malfunctioning video game console put a 10-year-old boy on a quest to develop a type of sand that can repel one of the most ...
Wilmington Star-News10d
From the editor: Watch your step. There's a new breed of fire ants invading North Carolina
In today’s StarNews, Gareth does a great job explaining how fire ants got to North Carolina in the first place and the ...
WAVY-TV4d
What to know about Virginia’s hybrid fire ant invasion
They are called hybrid fire ants, which are a mix of black fire ants and red fire ants, and they originated from South America. The breed has been around since the 1930s and came to Virginia in 1989.
Pacific Daily News6d
Start small, start now: You don’t want these ants in your pants
Perhaps you are working in your garden, or leaning against a tree, or disposing of vegetation when you feel the painful, ...