(CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...

Ecologists alarmed after ‘one of the worst invasive’ species found in ancient Australian rainforest - Ants could have a $2bn per year-impact on Australia’s economy, researchers say ...

Fire ants have been found at bushwalking mecca Binna Burra in the Gold Coast hinterland but authorities insist they are on track to wipe out the pests by 2032.

But some experts now warn that the very chemicals meant to stop the pest may be helping it spread. The red imported fire ant ...

For the first time, fire ants have appeared in Queensland, Australia. ABC Capricornia reported that fire ants were detected at a mine site in central Queensland. The National Fire Ant Eradication ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Right now, Australia is undertaking the world’s largest removal of invasive ants. The goal: eradicate fire ants (Solenopsis ...

(CNN) — Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The number of ...

Nigel Andrew is an editor of Austral Ecology and subject editor (Zoology) for PeerJ. He played no part in the double-blind peer-review process of the Austral Ecology research paper this article draws ...