Sicily is on the front line of Europe’s fire ant invasion. If it fails to contain the spread, more countries will be at risk.

Every summer, millions of flying ants swarm around the UK. Flying ants — also known as swarmers or alates — are not harmful, however, their constant swarming on 'flying ant day' can be irritating.

When it comes to pest nests, you don't want to mess around with misidentification. Some are harmless to people, but others ...

Though the humidity in the Boston area has significantly calmed down over the past few days, those trying to enjoy the weather on Monday night were in for a bug-filled nightmare. This past Monday, ...

An invasive ant species native to East Asia has spread to every corner of North Carolina, and it can cause health and ...

Longhorn crazy ants, named for their jerky and erratic movements, may seem chaotic, but they are actually very cooperative and efficient at retrieving food. A new study shows that through intelligence ...

This is a specimen of a winged dark rover ant. Oishi said an abundance of swarming ants is typical of the season, but added that the fluctuation of the El Nino/La Nina cycle can lead to a stronger ...

This past week in my office, our summer interns wouldn’t go into their office because of numerous flies all over the place. They were not flies but rather swarming ants. Perhaps you have seen these ...

There are over 12,000 species of ants. Most are seen as pests that invade homes and take over pantries in their search for food. The majority of these ants are found marching on the floor, up walls, ...

Researchers believe that machines, acting collectively, can accomplish tasks that are difficult for individual robots.

(Nanowerk News) Scientists in South Korea have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times ...