Fringe groups opposing a national plan to stop the spread of “super pest” the fire ant have been likened to anti-vaxxers and ...

A video of fire ants 'rafting' on Queensland floodwaters has gone viral on social media, prompting concerns that the ...

A 2009 study examining the sleep/wake cycles of S. invicta found that the worker ants averaged a mammoth 253 sleep episodes ...

A temporary ban has been put in place for some products in an attempt to stop "super pest" fire ants from hitching a ride ...

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

The University of Hawaiʻi this week announced that a recent survey of the area turned up just one ant — only a year after dozens of houses in the Lanikai loop and beach areas were found to be ...

A frightening new threat has emerged in the wake of Cyclone Alfred - floating fire ants. Footage has emerged of thousands of ...

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 ...

Hay, soil, landscaping materials, pots and soils are now banned from entering NSW from storm impacted and infested areas of southeast Queensland.

If you live in a rural or suburban area in the Southern states, you’ve likely seen a fire ant hill a few times in your life. Stepping on a fire ant hill, sometimes referred to as a mound ...

The invasive pest has already colonised the United States – now recent flooding is raising fears it will do the same in Australia.