The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring ...

Fire ants have been spotted forming large rafts to survive floodwaters in Queensland ... Entire colonies have been filmed floating on debris, preparing to nest on dry land. Former cricketer ...

A photo posted this morning by Logan City Council to Facebook shows the extent of fire ant 'rafting'. (Logan City Council) Property News: A Melbourne renter is at her wits end after a two-year ...

Venomous fire ants swept up in floodwaters from Cyclone Alfred are forming teeming rafts and travelling downstream ... of fire ants clinging together and floating in streams in Queensland ...

The Bundamba home suffered damage after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred dumped massive amounts of rain across parts of Queensland. (ABC News: Tobi Loftus) Thousands of fire ants inundated his property this ...

THE state’s peak farming group has welcomed a fresh crackdown on biosecurity controls in the wake of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred. On Friday NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty announced measures to ...

Just as it seemed that things could not get much worse for householders and travellers affected by floods in Queensland and northern NSW, a new threat ...

which meant the insects moved above ground and formed rafts to float to new areas. Since March 1, the National Fire Ant Eradication Program has received 60 reports of extreme reactions to fire ...