Super Pests Threaten to Invade Southern Parts of Australia

Super Pests Threaten to Invade Southern Parts of Australia
Fire ants are seen in a nest on a cane farm in Norwell, on the Gold Coast, June 15, 2023. AAP Image/Jono Searle
Irina Antonova
Irina Antonova
M.S., Ph.D.
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A new biosecurity order has been put in place to prevent fire ants from entering New South Wales (NSW) from Queensland, which experts fear will become “worse than rabbits, cane toads, foxes and feral cats combined.”

The super pests fire ants were found on the Gold Coast near the border with NSW in a nest on private land used as a pony club.

Irina Antonova
Irina Antonova
M.S., Ph.D.
Irina Antonova holds a M.S. in Genetics (from Bulgaria) and Ph.D. in Biotechnology (from Australia). Throughout her career, Irina worked as a scientist in academia and the industry, as well as teaching at universities. She enjoys learning about the mysteries of mind, body, life, and the universe.
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