Mahalo to the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) and the Hawaii Ant Lab for their hard work and successful strategy for ridding the jungles of Nahiku of the amazing destructive little fire ant.

HAIKU — Maui Invasive Species Committee’s little fire ant crew members are careful when using the “E word.” Considering the amount of time, energy, resources and funding it takes to battle little fire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 6—The ants measure only about one-sixteenth of an inch long but are considered one of the world's worst invasive species.

Residents are urged to be on the lookout for little fire ants during what the state Department of Land and Natural Resources has called “Stop the Ant Month.” In order to manage ant populations ...

October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaii, and Big Island residents are being asked to help control the spread of invasive little fire ants. The effort is backed by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, ...

Social insects such as ants and bees often have complex societies, but understanding the genetics behind their social interactions can be difficult due to their complex lifecycles. This lab in New ...

Adrian Smith, the Museum of Natural Sciences’ ant biologist. Photo by Lauren Nichols Photo by Lauren Nichols A substantial portion of my job is spent hunched over a box watching ants. You might think ...

A study at Webster University has revealed that Monsanto's weed killer Roundup can significantly change ant behavior. Researchers began two years ago to study how ants are affected by man-made ...

An Israeli lab is pioneering research into a little-studied species of ant that has extraordinary building abilities and is found in the tropics, from India to northern Australia. Weaver ants work in ...

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM. State Rep. Lisa Marten, above, says the Mokumanu beach access in Lanikai has an infestation of little fire ants, which has been confirmed by the Hawaii ...