The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring ...

"Fire ants form large floating rafts that move with water currents. Disturbingly, new footage shows this rafting behaviour ...

Australia is grappling with a surge in venomous red fire ant populations after heavy rains forced them above ground. These ...

The state's peak farming group has welcomed a fresh crackdown on biosecurity controls in the wake of ex-tropical Cyclone ...

THE state’s peak farming group has welcomed a fresh crackdown on biosecurity controls in the wake of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred. On Friday NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty announced measures to ...

Residents in Queensland's fire ant suppression zone are pleading for help, saying nest numbers and attacks on humans and ...

Just as it seemed that things could not get much worse for householders and travellers affected by floods in Queensland and northern NSW, a new threat ...

Red imported fire ant. Picture: Barry Rice Experts say the aggressive ... The Invasive Species Council also on Wednesday ...