The unidentified woman was hiking on the Lower Tangerine Falls trail in Santa Barbara when the incident occurred.

A California hiker was airlifted to the hospital after being stung by fire ants on a trail. The Montecito Fire Department and Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue rushed to help the injured woman ...

A provocative new international study published in Austral Ecology warns the massive "broadcast baiting" campaign currently ...

As warm weather arrives this spring, fire ant mounds will begin popping up in turfgrass — and experts say leaving them ...

A female hiker was rescued from the lower Tangerine Falls trail Tuesday morning after suffering from an allergic ...

For years, Queensland authorities have been broadscale baiting fire ants. But the infestation is too big – and the baits wipe ...

Ants are an annoying enough pest when you find them crawling onto your picnic blanket or nesting in your yard, sometimes wandering into your kitchen to find food or shelter. But some species can do a ...

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 ...

SOUTHWEST VA. – Virginia agricultural officials have expanded the state’s red imported fire ant quarantine to include Pittsylvania County, Danville, and Halifax County as warming temperatures ...

A woman was airlifted from Cold Spring Trail near Tangerine Falls in Montecito after suffering an allergic reaction to fire ...