Authorities have warned we could see 650,000 additional medical visits annually if the problem is not addressed.

Fire ants swarm from their nests to attack humans and animals, defending their nests with nasty stings.

Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, plants, turf or soil.

Red wood ants are typically found in Eurasia’s temperate and boreal forests. But in recent decades, more nests have been disappearing as the forests have fallen victim to logging, urbanization ...

The nests were destroyed using a liquid insecticide that day and state government ... Picture: Contributed Dr Swepson made headlines in 2019 claiming the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication ...

The nests were destroyed using a liquid insecticide ... Picture: Contributed Dr Swepson made headlines in 2019 claiming the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program had wasted millions ...