The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring ...

Thousands of fire ants inundated his property this week as they tried to get away from rising floodwaters. Mr Locke said he had been bitten "at least 30 times" while attempting to ...

A video of fire ants forming life rafts to escape flood waters filmed by a Queensland woman has emerged, sparking concerns over the invasive species infiltrating NSW.

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

Hay, soil, landscaping materials, pots and soils are now banned from entering NSW from storm-impacted and infested areas of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Venomous fire ants swept up in floodwaters from Cyclone Alfred are forming teeming rafts and travelling downstream, sparking fears ...

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 Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty announced measures to ...

Mr Pianta said flood-swollen rivers such as the Albert and Logan risked carrying the fire ants to turf farms and landscaping yards which was “a big concern”. “If they get into those, they’ll spread to ...

In the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Minns Labor Government has taken immediate action to ensure that fire ant carrying materials, such as hay, sourced from both the storm impacted and ...

Flood affected livestock producers and hobby farmers in northern NSW looking to feed animals in the aftermath of ex-Cyclone ...