Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant ...

Hybrid fire ants, well established in East Tennessee and parts of Kentucky and North Carolina, are now infiltrating Southwest Virginia. Imported red and black fire ants first appeared in Virginia in ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Did you know an aggressive crossbreed ant is invading Virginia? They are called hybrid fire ants, which are a mix of black fire ants and red fire ants, and they originated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know an aggressive crossbreed ant is invading Virginia? They are called hybrid fire ants, which are a mix of black fire ...

Invasive fire ants, first arriving in the U.S. in 1918, have spread throughout the Southeast, causing problems for residents and farmers. Adding to the problem, red and black fire ants are ...

(WDBJ) - Virginia Cooperative Extension is keeping an eye on hybrid fire ants. “We’ve seen farms that have anywhere from one mound to we have one now that has 58 mounds in a field,” said Amy Byington, ...

Native to South America, fire ants were accidentally imported to Alabama in the 1930s and are considered an invasive species ...

When you discover a colony of ants on your property, it's unlikely that you'll be inclined to stop and investigate what species you've got crawling around your yard. Homeowners simply go searching for ...

Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant and the hardy black fire ant. Imported fire ants have spread from their ...

Did you know an aggressive crossbreed ant is invading Virginia? They are called hybrid fire ants, which are a mix of black fire ants and red fire ants, and they originated from South America. The ...