A UGA entomologist warns of an increasing risk of people getting stung by a highly venomous invasive ant species that is becoming more common in Georgia.
Channel 2’s Tom Regan spoke to a woman who said she nearly died from their stings.
“The Asian needle ant is only 3/16 of inch long. But its sting can be life threatening, particularly to those who have bee or ant allergies. There are people who have been stung, wound up in the hospital, and didn’t know what happened to them,” said Dan Suiter, an Orkin Distinguished Professor of Urban Entomology in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension…