"Asian needle ants" will reach their yearly peak numbers in July and August, but it will still be tough to spot them, even if you get stung by one. They are so small and blend in so well that ...

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However, Buckeye Yard and Garden says that the threat posed by needle ants appears to be much lower when compared to hornet, wasp, and bee stings. In one study of 327 adults living in an ant-infested ...

All ants essentially hibernate when wintertime hits, but the Asian needle ants "wake up before other ant species wake up," Spicer-Rice explained. This head start allows them to build nests, find ...

An invasive species of stinging, carnivorous ants have been slowly spreading in about 20 states. Last year at least three cases of life-threatening anaphylactic reactions were reported in Georgia, ...

Ohio State University's Buckeye Yard and Garden confirmed the non-native stinging ant species in Southwest Ohio in 2018. The ants' sting is capable of causing allergic or even life-threatening ...

While the ants can deliver a painful and venomous sting, one expert debunks the "Asian needle ant panic" that's caused concern among Ohioans. Asian needle ants will hit peak season soon.