Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, plants, turf or soil.

Landowners in the Sunshine Coast hinterland have been left reeling after the deadly fire ant pest was found at a local ...

“In cases of repeated obstruction, we adopt an escalated model including engaging Queensland Police Service to assist us in ensuring safe and lawful property access. A fire ants’ nest “We ...

An Australia Institute report released in September warned that allowing fire ants to spread could cause six deaths every year, trigger 116,000 medical visits and cost Queensland households $188m ...

The Invasive Species Council (ISC) says the unusual rafting behaviour is evidence that "fire ant densities are increasing" in Australia. It is asking communities across south-east Queensland and ...

Creating a biosecurity crisis is shockingly simple. In the 1850s, Jane Paterson, a settler near Albury planted seeds of a ...

These claims have been repeatedly debunked by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the National Fire Ant Eradication Program, and the Queensland government, which found no ...