Phorid flies constitute a diverse assemblage of small dipterans, several species of which have evolved as specialised parasitoids of ant hosts. These flies locate and oviposit on or within individual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Anyone who has ever leaped away from a Texas fire ant mound may appreciate this unsettling bit of science: ...

Anyone who has ever stepped into a fire ant nest knows the sting all too well. It’s a painful reminder that these tiny ...

If you do not have fire ants at your home now, you might soon. The stinging pests are spreading rapidly across the Triangle and the state. To help stop them, the state has enlisted a tiny soldier from ...

Anyone who has ever leaped away from a Texas fire ant mound may appreciate this unsettling bit of science: Tiny parasitic flies can attack the invasive pests so effectively that the ants eventually ...