The morphological identification of Solenopsis spp. workers is difficult, particularly small ones. We examined the sequence of the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) mitochondrial gene (mtDNA) as a marker for ...

A new study identifies Florida spot keratopathy (FSK) as a stable, benign eye condition in pets and suggests a possible link ...

Farmers and landowners are contending with a new pest — the invasive hybrid fire ant that’s marching into fields and pastures ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: At first glance, a fire ant hill — or mound, as it's properly called — looks impossibly small. And yet, a colony of up to 250,000 ants call it ...

The study identifies Florida spot keratopathy (FSK) as a relatively benign eye condition affecting dogs and cats, ...

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.

If you like to avoid chemical pesticides or want a quick fix to prevent a full-blown ant invasion, you might look to vinegar to kill ants and stop the invaders at your door. Vinegar is a superpower ...

Skvarla, Ph.D., head of the Insect Identification Laboratory at Penn ... which can cause trees to fall. “Fire ants in the ...

He said DNA testing of fire ants from North Arm was underway as they worked with "carrier" suppliers to trace the source. "[We will] try and identify where that's come from and if there's any ...

A new study from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at Hebrew University has brought new insights into Florida spot ...