A new population of “highly aggressive” red imported fire ants has infested a private property in Montecito, according to Santa Barbara County officials. The ants are capable of biting and stinging ...

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In lieu of Eddie Bowman’s letter to the editor about residents redirecting their lawn sprinklers, there is another issue some residents need to tackle: red ants. Red ant nests are showing up in ...

The red imported fire ant has infested a property in Montecito. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images) A new population of "highly aggressive" red imported fire ants has infested a private property ...