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 ...

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.

NAHIKU — A roughly 150-acre section of Nahiku jungle seems even more enormous when compared to its miniature foe. Little fire ants, called one of the worst invasive species in the world and smaller ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.