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.

Landowners in the Sunshine Coast hinterland have been left reeling after the deadly fire ant pest was found at a local ...

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 ...

In field trials, the introduction of SINV-3 into fire ant nests led to a remarkable decrease in both the number of nests and their sizes over time. Specifically, nests treated with SINV-3 showed a ...