An independent review finds fire ant eradication is still achievable, but major issues, including poor communication, public mistrust and strategy confusion, must be fixed first.

Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species. ...

The National Fire Ant Eradication Program commissioned Melbourne-based advisory firm GHD to undertake a review into the program, as it prepares to transition to the next phase of the Fire Ant Response ...

CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...

Biosecurity zones have been introduced to parts of central Queensland months after fire ants were detected outside the state's south-east. The National Fire Ant Eradication Program has included five ...

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