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

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.

Fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters across storm-ravaged Australia, aiding the spread of one of the world's most invasive species. Considered a super pest, fire ants can cause ...

As someone interested in ecology and the environment, I commenced an in-depth study of fire ants many years before fire ants appeared in Australia. Once fire ants appeared in Australia, I formed the ...

Creating a biosecurity crisis is shockingly simple. In the 1850s, Jane Paterson, a settler near Albury planted seeds of a ...

Australia's fire ant authority says "downright dangerous" misinformation spread on traditional and social media is hampering its efforts to eradicate the pest. The National Fire Ant Eradication ...

Fire ants (or red imported fire ants ... You might be surprised to hear Australian ants don’t even make the podium for the most painful ant stings. Among the prize winners are harvester ants ...

The spokeswoman said fire ant treatments were assessed and endorsed by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, ensuring safety for people, animals and the environment.

The spokeswoman said fire ant treatments were assessed and endorsed by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, “ensuring safety for people, animals and the environment”.

(University of South Australia) Red imported fire ants could cost Australia $22 billion by the 2040s. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Property News: The regions where house prices have doubled in five ...

Fire ants, a native of South America, first invaded the United States in the 1930s, and have spread to other parts of the world in this century, including Australia, China and Taiwan. In Japan ...