A field-portable 3D laser scanner was employed as a means of digitizing the surface of fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) mounds for analysis of shape and orientation in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

There are field ants that build large mounds, and those mounds can affect turf grass and interfere with mowing. But field ants can be hard to kill, even with insecticide. The only way to get rid ...

In areas where the density of fire ant mounds demonstrated quantifiable spatial variation, determine if the number of monarch eggs and larvae vary as a function fire ant mound density and/or proximity ...

Spring weather is here to stay bringing a pesky, stinging insect with it. See what we know about the fire ant and how to ...

As temperatures warm, fire ants become more active. By now, you’ve likely seen their mounds popping up in your yard — and perhaps have even gotten stung. Maybe you’re wondering what can be ...

Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more ...

Fire ant control is unfortunately a never-ending battle in the South, but here are several options to fight the invasive ...

(WDBJ) - Virginia Cooperative Extension is keeping an eye on hybrid fire ants. “We’ve seen farms that have anywhere from one mound to we have one now that has 58 mounds in a field,” said Amy Byington, ...

Fire ants are notorious for their large mounds and painful stings. These mounds can grow as tall as 18 inches or more, with tunnels that extend as deep as 20 feet underground, branching out like ...