Fire ants are a threat for many different facets within Australia, including ... There is a fire ant map you can view from the National Fire Ant Eradication program to see how the spread is ...

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The Invasive Species Council's advocacy manager Reece Pianta told Daily Mail Australia that had sparked fears the pests could show up in new areas. 'The [fire ant distribution] maps exactly onto ...

Aussies have been told to be on high alert for fire ants amid fears ex-Cyclone Alfred may have helped the invasive species ...

Fire ants first arrived in Australia at Brisbane in 2001 via international shipping. The outbreak from that incursion is ongoing, with a National Fire Ant Eradication Program treating 8000 square ...

The Invasive Species Council's (ISC) Reece Pianata told Yahoo "it could sweep fire ants into carrier materials like turf, risking their further spread to other parts of Australia". "We've seen ...

(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 ...

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 national ...