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Here's how entomologist Jane Waters says invasive Asian needle ant stings stack up against bee and wasp stings and mosquito ...
"100% on the record this is not a needle ant," Providence College entomologist Jane Waters said of an ant that stung a ...
The worrying arrival of the invasive Asian needle ant Brachyponera chinensis in Europe (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 2022; 5115 (1): 146 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5115.1.10 ...
The worrying arrival of the invasive Asian needle ant Brachyponera chinensis in Europe (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 5115 (1), 146–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5115.1.10 ...
Asian needle ants (Brachyponera chinensis) have been living below the radar in southeastern US states for nearly a century. However, they are beginning to spread to New England and the Midwest ...
Native to Asia, the insects are known as Brachyponera chinensis (roughly translated as "short, wicked ant from China") and have since spread to the U.S. with documented sightings in 20 states ...
The Asian needle (Brachyponera chinensis) is native to China, Japan, and Korea. They invaded the Southeastern United States in 1932 and have now been reported in 17 states, including Texas.
The Asian needle ant, Brachyponera chinensis, is very similar in appearance to another invasive species of ant in Indiana, the Argentine ant. But don't let it fool you.
Native to Asia, the insects are known as Brachyponera chinensis (roughly translated as "short, wicked ant from China") and have since spread to the U.S. with documented sightings in 20 states ...