But does baking soda kill fire ants and how should you use it? Here we answer the most commonly asked questions. You may find a nesting mound in your yard or even see the ants themselves around ...

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Not only will the boiling water instantly kill ants and disrupt the colony, but it will also boil away the ants' scent trail ...

Much as I agree with the need to eradicate the red imported fire ant or RIFA (Solenopsis invicta), there is no need to misreport or sensationalise. The baby that died in the day care centre in America ...

The pheromone also showed strong effects on red imported fire ants. “The pheromone, which is not toxic, could be used on a compact scale, such as applying it to the base of a wall to prevent ...

Whole streets in Texas are underwater, and social media has filled with images of clumps of floating fire ants, massed together in a structure on the surface. Entomologists say it is normal ...

Considered a super pest, fire ants can cause major ecosystem changes and agricultural loss by feeding on native plants and animals. Their stings can also kill people. The Invasive Species Council ...

As someone interested in ecology and the environment, I commenced an in-depth study of fire ants many years before fire ants appeared in Australia. Once fire ants appeared in Australia, I formed the ...