Almost everyone in the South knows what a fire ant bite feels like. The aggressive insects swarm over anyone unlucky enough to get close to a nest, then bite and sting. The feeling burns, and people ...

For the record, ant bites aren’t as common as you might think. “All ants can bite but they rarely do unless harassed,” says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., associate director of community & urban ...

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

The Asian needle ant has been spreading in the United States. For some people, the sting from an Asian needle ant can cause anaphylaxis, a life-threatening condition. While not aggressive like the ...

Asian needle ant stings are less painful than bee stings and comparable to a mosquito bite. The risk of anaphylactic shock from a needle ant sting is similar to that of bees or wasps. A 2019 study ...

Summer won't officially start until June 20, but Texas pests might have missed the memo. Insects and arachnids have started to become a bother for Texans. While some are innocent in nature, others can ...

Meet the Asian needle ant. Better yet, try to avoid it. It's scientific name says it all: Brachyponera chinensis — roughly translated as "short, wicked ant from China." The stinging, carnivorous ants ...