Fire ants

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Invasive fire ants jump border from Queensland to NSW (The Canberra Times)

Fire ants have jumped the Queensland border into NSW for the first time since the infestation began. The...

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Invasive fire ants spread to NSW for first time (Mandurah Mail)

The NSW Department of Primary Industries confirmed on Saturday three red imported fire ant nests were found in South Murwillumbah, 13km south of the Queensland ...

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Fire ants on the march: Why the spread of the invasive pests into ... (Daily Mail)

'This is the first fire ant detection in northern NSW and presumed to be the most southern report of fire ants from the Queensland infestation,' the department ...

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Queensland fire ant infestation marches over the NSW border (msnNOW)

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have confirmed the detection of three red imported fire ant nests in South Murwillumbah in north-eastern NSW.

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Fire ants jump Queensland border into NSW (Australian Geographic)

Fire ants have crossed the Queensland–NSW border for the first time since the infestation of the invasive species began, with the potential to devastate ...

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Tweed under biosecurity exclusion zone after Fire Ants found (Echonetdaily)

The Red Imported Fire Ant – The NSW government has introduced an emergency biosecurity exclusion zone in the Tweed Shire after the discovery of Fire Ants in NSW ...

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Red Imported Fire Ants detected in Murwillumbah (Byron Shire Council)

Byron Shire Council and NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) are urging the public to keep an eye out for Red Imported Fire Ants after they were ...

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Palaszczuk 'not aware' Qld had officially exported deadly fire ant into ... (Courier Mail)

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was not aware Queensland had officially exported the deadly and destructive fire ant into NSW, 48 hours after the alarm was ...

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