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Fire Ant Fiasco

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Biosecurity Qld throwing good fire ant bait after bad. Dumping v spreading. Likely to make ants bait-shy. Doing more harm than good.

Huge 4.5 x 1m fire ant nests along Undullah Road, Cedar Grove, Scenic Rim, SEQ, within fire ant flight distance of major turf farms. Inside Fire Ant Program Biosecurity Zone since 2015. Utter failure.

Fire ant infestation in SEQ up 55% in 4 years. Cost $600m. Fire ant program Chair wants more money. Fact check her interview with Steve Austin ABC radio Brisbane 30th June 2021.