PHOTO: Red imported fire ants have been found on the doorstep of the Murray Darling Basin
Stakeholders are calling for state and federal governments to radically ramp up eradication efforts against red fire ants after nests were detected for the first time in the north-eastern tip of the Murray-Darling Basin near Toowoomba, about 65 kilometres outside Queensland’s containment zone.
Multiple nests were reported on a property in Oakley, about 30 kilometres from Toowomba on Tuesday 16 April.
The invasive species from South America kills wildlife and leaves painful stings on people and livestock. Outbreaks can devastate agricultural output…