The National Farmers’ Federation is warning that the Federal Government’s "dismal response" to the Red Imported Fire Ant ...

"Red Imported Fire Ants are an incredibly dangerous invasive pest - they are athreat to people, animals and the environment, and they must be eradicated asquickly as possible," Mr Martin said. "These ...

Authorities are investigating how turf containing fire ants made it into NSW despite being treated and certified as clear.

Fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters across storm-ravaged Australia, aiding the spread of one of the world's most invasive species. Considered a super pest, fire ants can cause ...

Picture: Supplied Mayor Tom Tate in the submission said the Fire Ants Response plan had failed in those areas impacted by the pest. The eradication zone has reached the Tallebudgera Valley.

excessively costly” and risked hastening the spread of fire ants. But the NFAEP said the use of the granular treatments was considered safe by Australia’s pesticides and veterinary medicine ...