Crews hunt for more fire ant nests after 'super-pest' found at coal mine

Crews hunt for more fire ant nests after 'super-pest' found at coal mine

Authorities use DNA testing and tracing to work out the origin of fire ants found more than 700 kilometres outside the biosecurity control zone meant to contain the invasive pest.

Confirmed fire ant detection in Moranbah I Australian Rural & Regional News

Central Highlands Regional Council, Media Release, 14 July 2025 Council has been aware of a confirmed detection of fire ants at the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Broadmeadow Coal Mine site in Moranbah on Wednesday 9 July 2025. Photo: Central Highlands Regional Council The detection was identified and managed by the National Fire Ant Eradication Program, who acted swiftly to destroy the nests using direct nest injection treatment. Further surveillance …