The Asian needle ant, present in the U.S. since the 1930s, is now spreading into Texas, raising concerns about its impact on ...

In the video below, Jack identifies the Rapacious Panther Ant as having the most painful ant sting in Texas. That's until his ...

Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. When Solenopsis invicta, a.k.a. the red imported fire ant, was first identified in East Texas, in the seventies, stakes were high.

Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife website. Fire ants are characterized by ...

The Asian needle ant is a small, brownish ant that has caused concern in Southern states. Here's how to identify this ...

Carpenter ants are common in Texas all year around. They naturally live in trees but can also invade homes to build their nests in wooded areas. The nesting of carpenter ants in homes indicates ...

The tawny crazy ant is located mainly in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. Discovered in Houston in 2002, infestations are now found in all Gulf Coast counties extending west as far as the Hill Country.

Fire ants, with their complex underground nests and versatile omnivorous diet, are notoriously resilient. LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step.

or even army ants (though the type of army ant in Texas is almost entirely subterranean and not a serious risk to humans). In ...

Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife website. Fire ants are characterized by ...

As temperatures warm, fire ants become more active ... LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step. Borrowing its name from the country-western ...