A study at Webster University has revealed that Monsanto's weed killer Roundup can significantly change ant behavior. Researchers began two years ago to study how ants are affected by man-made ...

KAILUA-KONA A new West Hawaii extension agent has been hired to expand the fight against the invasive little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, on Hawaii Island. Funding of $200,000 for the position ...

NAHIKU — A roughly 150-acre section of Nahiku jungle seems even more enormous when compared to its miniature foe. Little fire ants, called one of the worst invasive species in the world and smaller ...

Hawaii residents are once again urged to check for little fire ants on their properties as state agencies hold “Stop the Ant Month” throughout October. In addition to painful stings against humans, ...

Scientists named a silky ant species from Venezuela: Sericomyrmex Radioheadi. The website Phys.org reports the scientists wanted to honor members of the band Radiohead for their conservation work.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Ka‘iwa Ridge Trail, popularly known as the Lanikai Pillbox Trail, will close Wednesday for little fire ant (LFA) treatment. The closure, from 6-10 a.m., will be the ...

Nov. 6—The ants measure only about one-sixteenth of an inch long but are considered one of the world's worst invasive species. Aaron Johnson was worried when his two sons, ages 2 and 5, woke up ...