Fire ants swarm fast and sting hard. If you step on a nest, leave the area immediately, brush the ants off instead of ...

Ants rely on scent to recognise their comrades, and when they are exposed to common air pollutants, other members of their ...

Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that ...

And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce ...

His 1,800-square-foot building backed up to the destroyed apartment complex. The fire knocked out power for weeks, caused ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...

“Insect herbivores have long been known to accumulate plant defense metabolites from their diet as defenses against their own ...

When it's cold outside, and you're enjoying the warmth of the fire and a hot cup of soup, should you be concerned about tiny ...

LARGO, Fla. — Largo Fire Rescue is marking more than one milestone by opening a new station and welcoming a new chief. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to celebrate Station 39 on the week of Aug ...

As we brace for more arctic air, heating systems in our homes and businesses will be going full force this weekend. The National Fire Prevention Association says that the winter months see a spike in ...