For years, Queensland authorities have been broadscale baiting fire ants. But the infestation is too big – and the baits wipe ...
Ecologists alarmed after ‘one of the worst invasive’ species found in ancient Australian rainforest - Ants could have a $2bn per year-impact on Australia’s economy, researchers say ...
Fire ants have been found at bushwalking mecca Binna Burra in the Gold Coast hinterland but authorities insist they are on track to wipe out the pests by 2032.
A new international study published in Austral Ecology warns the massive ‘broadcast baiting’ campaign currently used to ...
Authorities have launched an independent review of Australia's national fire ant eradication program to evaluate the country's fight against one of the world's most destructive pests. Fire ants — ...
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For the first time, fire ants have appeared in Queensland, Australia. ABC Capricornia reported that fire ants were detected at a mine site in central Queensland. The National Fire Ant Eradication ...
The National Fire Ant Eradication Program has finalised an investigation into a business believed to have spread the invasive pest to central Queensland. It is considering "enforcement actions" for ...
(CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...