Vigilance is paramount to stop the invasive fire ants crossing the border into NSW from Queensland.
Red fire ants are the tourists we don’t want to see coming down from Queensland. In fact, Invasive Species Council (ISC) fire ant campaigner, Reece Pianta likens their environmental and financial impact to that of the cane toad.
ISC is an alliance of environment, agriculture, industry and land management groups including Queensland Farmers Federation, Canegrowers and Darling Downs Environmental Council who are calling for urgent government action on Australia’s fire ant outbreak
“Fire ants are one of the biggest environmental threats facing Australia. The prospect of Australian governments giving up on fire ant eradication is truly terrifying,” Mr Pianta said…