A video of fire ants 'rafting' on Queensland floodwaters has gone viral on social media, prompting concerns that the ...
Fringe groups opposing a national plan to stop the spread of “super pest” the fire ant have been likened to anti-vaxxers and ...
A 2009 study examining the sleep/wake cycles of S. invicta found that the worker ants averaged a mammoth 253 sleep episodes ...
Australia’s native meat ants are struggling. Invasive species of foreign ants have a foothold on the continent, and are increasingly outcompeting their native rivals for territory. Beyond simple ...
While Australia is recognized for its rich ant diversity, with estimates ranging from 1,300 to over 5,000 species, Leptanilla voldemort represents only the second species of the Leptanilla family ...
A video of fire ants forming life rafts to escape flood waters filmed by a Queensland woman has emerged, sparking concerns over the invasive species infiltrating NSW.
In the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Minns Labor Government has taken immediate action to ensure that fire ant carrying materials, such as hay, sourced from both the storm impacted and ...
Residents have been told to be on high alert for fire ants, as ex-Cyclone Alfred may have helped the 'super pest' invasive species spread through Queensland. Since arriving in Australia in the ...
Robert Puckett, Ph.D., an AgriLife Extension entomologist and associate professor in Texas A&M’s Department of Entomology, ...
Fire ants first arrived in Australia at Brisbane in 2001 via international shipping. The outbreak from that incursion is ongoing, with a National Fire Ant Eradication Program treating 8000 square ...
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service entomologist provides Australians with Texas-based expertise on eradicating fire ants.