But, unfortunately, the nest and all its roads can't protect the ants from every threat. It turns out, all sorts of critters sneak inside fire ant nests. And while many of them are harmless ...

In field trials, the introduction of SINV-3 into fire ant nests led to a remarkable decrease in both the number of nests and their sizes over time. Specifically, nests treated with SINV-3 showed a ...

Deadly fire ants have breached the Sunshine Coast biosecurity zone, with six nests found at a building site, prompting calls for more federal funding to thwart the pests’ march across the state.