Climate change is making fire ants a hot topic in Florida. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface.

Now after years of Republican dominance, one-third of the state has no functioning Democratic party and Republicans boast 1.3 million more registered voters. The last Democrat elected to a statewide ...

Invasive fire ants can be found all over the southeast. Can they be avoided? Yes. Eliminated? That remains to be seen ...