Pest Factsheet: Electric ants
Published: Tue, 26 Mar 2013, 14:27Last updated: Mon, 11 May 2015, 16:48
In July 2012, three areas in Smithfield and a residential area at Kewarra Beach were declared successfully eradicated from electric ants. The invasive electric ant pest was first discovered in Smithfield in May 2006, and later detected in Kewarra Beach, Trinity Beach, Caravonica and Redlynch in Cairns in Far North Queensland. Even more recently, the ants have been detected in Yorkeys Knob, Kamerunga, Kuranda, Smithfield, Craiglie/Port Douglas, Freshwater and Bingil Bay near Mission Beach. Biosecurity Queensland is working with the community to eradicate this pest. It is continuing to undertake treatment rounds and post-treatment surveillance in all infested areas. There are huge environmental, residential, agricultural and tourism impacts if electric ants take hold, which is why it's everyone's responsibility to help eradicate electric ants.
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