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Greg "Lockie" Locke thought he had seen it all when it came to floods, but the water that swept through his property this week brought a new threat: fire ants. Under Mr Locke's house in Ipswich is ...

South-east Queensland residents are dealing with an unwelcome pest, fire ants, amid the clean-up from ex-Cyclone Alfred. The invasive species has been a problem for years in south-east Queensland ...

The state's peak farming group has welcomed a fresh crackdown on biosecurity controls in the wake of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred.On Friday NSW ...

The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly ... since torrential rains brought on by a slow-moving tropical storm earlier in March, which meant the insects ...

Fire ants, with their complex underground nests and versatile omnivorous diet, are notoriously resilient. Officially known as ...

If left unchecked, Aussie doctors and hospitals could see an extra 100,000 medical appointments each year, experts warn.

In the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, residents of south-east Queensland are facing a new, fiery threat that has surged ...

Originally from South America, the red imported fire ant, or Solenopsis invicta ... since torrential rains brought on by a slow-moving tropical storm earlier in March, which meant the insects ...