Fringe groups opposing a national plan to stop the spread of “super pest” the fire ant have been likened to anti-vaxxers and ...

“Last week, I saw four or five different folks posting pictures of honeybee swarms ... Big ones like the Jorō spider will be coming out.” “Fire ants are going to start emerging now that ...

For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive floods by clumping together to float on the water’s surface.

The University of Hawaiʻi this week announced that a recent survey of the area turned up just one ant — only a year after dozens of houses in the Lanikai loop and beach areas were found to be ...

A popular Oahu trail is temporarily closed as state officials work to contain an invasive species with an irritating bite.

A new, 30-acre infestation of little fire ants in Hauʻula has prompted a renewed call for better invasive species management in Hawaiʻi. Last week, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources ...

State officials are closing a portion of the Hauula Forest Reserve on Oahu today to begin treating the area for invasive little fire ants. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said parts ...

Japan has designated the Argentine ant and the venomous red imported fire ant, both native to South America, as “invasive alien species.” Both species are small in stature, but hundreds of ...