New research is indicating that invasive foreign ants that have hitched rides on global imports are slowly becoming the dominant species in the state of Florida. Populations of non-native leaf-litter ...

Read full article: Florida ‘Skunk Ape’ reported across the state. Here’s where it’s been sighted In this Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 photo, a rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers as they navigate along ...

Invasive species can cause all kinds of problems, from outcompeting native animals to wiping out crops and causing massive ...

Just last year scientists made an estimate about ant populations around the world, saying they believe there are an unfathomable 20 quadrillion of them. Get up-to-the ...

Most people know the annoyance of dealing with an ant infestation. Besides the frustration they cause, ants can lead to ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new look at decades of data from museum collections and surveys of leaf-litter ants in Florida reveals a steady decline in native ants and simultaneous increase in nonnative ants – ...

OVER TIME FOR THESE FINAL TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT SANDRA THANK YOU. WELL SOUTH FLORIDA SUMMERS THEY BRING THE HEAT THE RAIN AND THOSE PESKY INSECTS. ALL THIS WEEK STEVEN IS TAKING A LOOK AT HOW ...

If you’re a Floridian, you know that the Sunshine State isn’t just full of sunshine and beaches, it’s also full of bugs, critters and pests, especially in the heat of the summer. Excel Pest Services, ...

Ants you might find on Maui: graceful twig ant (center) as well as (clockwise from top left) the sickle-toothed ant, black house ant, yellow crazy ant, Emery’s sneaking ant, little yellow ant, African ...