Texas is known for its extreme heat and diverse wildlife, but one of the state’s most persistent pests is also one of its smallest: the fire ants. Known for painful stings and aggressive swarming ...

Eliminating fire ants from your yard is important due to the health and environmental risks they pose. Fire ants swarm when ...

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - There’s a proven method to keep fire ants away from your garden. It’s called the Texas Two-Step. “Essentially, what those two steps are is a broad cast method that you ...

Ouch! You were digging in your yard to plant, and you just felt a sting delivered courtesy of a fire ant. You may think of fire ants as just one type of ant capable of such a sting, but the truth is ...

The fastest ways to get rid of fire ants include liquid mound drenches, granule baits, or DIY methods like boiling water. Effective fire ant control often requires an approach that combines mound ...

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. TEXARKANA, Texas -- Fire ants remain a persistent ...

Did Harvey cause an influx of fire ants in Texas? Researchers from Houston recently came to Southeast Texas to find out just that. Rice University ecologists began working this week to observe the ...