Ouch! You were digging in your yard to plant, and you just felt a sting delivered courtesy of a fire ant. You may think of fire ants as just one type of ant capable of such a sting, but the truth is ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants. Red imported fire ants are the most common fire ant species in North ...