While they don’t intentionally target humans, fire ants aren’t creatures you’ll likely want to share your home with. Their ...

Hybrid fire ants, well established in East Tennessee and parts of Kentucky and North Carolina, are now infiltrating Southwest Virginia.

Fire ants were first detected in Brisbane in 2001. The small coppery-brown insects tend to swarm and sting all at once, repeatedly, and can cause a severe burning sensation and anaphylactic shock.

Tortoises are preyed upon by many species, including the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren ... and the policies of prescribed burning and reduction mowing used to maintain open habitat ...