Jack Gough is an advocacy manager for the Invasive Species Council (ISC) and has been in the Western Plains this week to deliver a keynote speech at the 2023 NSW Vertebrate Pest Management Symposium.
Mr Gough touched on the potential devastation of fire ants, should they enter our region.
Worryingly, if fire ants reach the Murray-Darling basin, their ability to create “rafts” mean they can travel down river systems and into other states. It’s a terrifying prospect and would have devastating consequences for farmers in Western NSW…