Terrifying map exposes 'national disaster'
An expert has warned residents in one state should be 'quite concerned' after a shocking discovery was made by a contractor.
Ant stings can be painful—here's how to avoid getting stung this summer (and what to do if you do)
With the start of summer just days away, many of us will be looking forward to long sunny days spent at the beach, by the ...
‘Recipe for a national disaster’: Big problem could spread across Australia
A notorious pest which could cause up to six deaths per year and spark a “national disaster” has spread across state borders ...
Meet Laraine, she's been living the Grey Nomad life for a decade
It's late afternoon in a free campground at Apple Tree Creek in regional Queensland, and the driver of a RV camper climbs ...
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Red fire ants detected between Byron and Lismore
In collaboration with the NSW team the National Fire Ant Eradication Program are undertaking investigations with the Queensland based lawn turf supplier to ascertain ... ‘If fire ants spread to other ...
eLife14d
Colony demographics shape nest construction in ants
This study presents an important finding that ant nest structure and digging behavior depend on ant age demographics for a ground-dwelling ant species (Camponotus fellah). By asking whether ants ...
The Daily Telegraph14d
Fire ants detected at Clunes in northern NSW on Thursday after arriving in turf delivered from southeast Queensland
“In collaboration with the NSW team, the National Fire Ant Eradication Program is undertaking investigations with the ...
'World's worst super pests' detected in NSW after lawn turf delivery
The National Fire Ant Eradication Program and the Queensland-based lawn turf supplier are investigating why fire ants were ...
The Canberra Times14d
Fire ants escape Queensland hidden in 'treated turf'
A global super pest that has settled into southeast Queensland has been accidentally imported into NSW, marking its first known incursion in almost a year.