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Menacing fire ants are high risk for most of city

Story Published: 15 Dec 2012

A STATE Government map has listed the vast Ipswich suburbs at high risk from fire ants.

Cameras step up war on fire ants

Story Published: 15 Sep 2011

EFFORTS to eradicate fire ants from the Ipswich region have been stepped up with the introduction of high-tech heat seeking...

Fire ant war takes to the air

Story Published: 7 Nov 2011

BIOSECURITY Queensland's pest controllers will begin using aircraft to bait fire ants during the warmer months.

Alert youngster saves school from fire ants

Story Published: 28 Feb 2013

THEY say education is the key to prevention and little Bailey Brooke proved that in a big way at Springfield Central State...

Fighting fire ants

Story Published: 9 Jan 2012

THE decade-long fight against fire ants will concentrate on Ipswich as aerial treatment begins for the year.

Fire ants put a stop to building

Story Published: 16 Jun 2012

A FRESH fire ant outbreak halted construction on an Augustine Heights housing development after several mounds were...

World-first technology to seek out fire ants

Story Published: 2 May 2013

BIOSECURITY Queensland has resumed its annual fire ant remote sensing flights with two helicopters fitted with...

Eyes in sky missing some nests

Story Published: 4 Oct 2012

BIOSECURITY Queensland has defended its use of high-tech helicopters to find fire ant nests despite most discoveries being...

Fire ants up the ante in Ipswich battle

Story Published: 10 May 2013

SMALL in stature but large in destructive capacity, the battle against fire ants is far from over after a major new...

Fire ants spread to more suburbs

Story Published: 17 May 2011

A NEW infestation of fire ants has been detected in the Ipswich region with residents asked to check their properties for...

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