Researchers are working to slow the spread of Asian needle ants. Here’s how you can help
Asian needle ants (Credit: Scotty Yang / Entomology Department at Virginia Tech)
You may have heard that fire ants are on the move and spreading in parts of Southside and Southwest Virginia. There’s another invasive ant that’s been in Virginia for nearly a century—called the Asian Needle Ant.
As Roxy Todd reports, these ants sting, and their numbers are growing.
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