A return to traditional Indigenous burning practices in the Gibson and Great Sandy deserts is helping protect the ninu, or ...

Red fire ants, which survived floodwaters in south-east Queensland earlier this month, are feared to be hitching a ride on vehicles and travelling to new areas, leaving people with painful and fiery ...

LSU AgCenter entomologist Aaron Ashbrook recommends a strategy called the Texas two-step. Borrowing its name from the country ...

Little fire ant infestations continue to concern the state. In response, the state Department of Agriculture has launched a ...

It comes after footage of a woman being arrested at her home in southeast Queensland for allegedly refusing to allow National Fire Ant Eradication Program staff on her property. The video was ...

Fire ants have been spotted forming rafts and floating with the current in high-density areas such as Logan, the Scenic Rim, and the northern end of the Gold Coast. Invasive Species Council Advocacy ...

Those affected by flooding in southeast Queensland have been called upon to look out and report fire ant nests in their backyard, local parks, beaches or bushland, which are known to create ...

Residents have been told to be on high alert for fire ants, as ex-Cyclone Alfred may have helped the 'super pest' invasive species spread through Queensland. Since arriving in Australia in the ...

The footage, from the Scenic Rim, shows the fire ants floating in colonies in what experts say is a “perfect storm” for further infestation. Invasive Species Council advocacy manager Reece ...