The state government announces extra funding to help to tackle invasive fire ants, as the pests continue to take a toll on people, livestock and farmers' bottom lines.

Residents in Queensland's fire ant suppression zone are pleading for help, saying nest numbers and attacks on humans and livestock have exploded since ex-tropical cyclone Alfred swamped the state's ...

The Queensland government has decided to attack South East Queensland's fire ant infestation from the air, putting a record $24 million into what it describes as suppression work.

Originally from South America, the red imported fire ant, or Solenopsis invicta, is one of the world’s most invasive species. Its venomous sting causes pustules and allergic reactions and is capable ...

A truckie from South East Queensland keen to bring hay to flooded farmers in the state's west has vented his frustration after being stopped over concerns about red fire ants. The charity charged ...

Ms Britton, 39, and her sons Kaleb, 20, and Levii, 16, have been bitten by fire ants multiple times, with Kaleb developing an “extremely severe” allergic reaction to the painful bites.

A Logan family is stuck living with one of the heaviest infestations of fire ants an expert in the field has seen. When the mother of two secured a cheap rental at Greenbank in Logan about two ...