NSW Fire ants alert
"NSW imposes movement restrictions on materials from Qld in fight against fire ants
The NSW government is trying to keep the destructive pest from entering the state."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/nsw-imposes-movement-restriction-queensland-fire-ants/102638106

"Red imported fire ants
are invasive exotic ants that cause serious social, economic, and environmental harm. They are aggressive and have a severe, burning sting.
Anyone bringing hay, turf, soil, mulch, potted plants or machinery into NSW from Queensland should check the measures that must be implemented before entering NSW."
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/insect-pests/fire-ants

Report an Exotic Ant, NSW DPI
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/forms/report-exotic-ants
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