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NSW DPI Project Officer Invasive Invertebrates Pauline Lenancker and National Fire Ant Eradication Program Direct Nest Injection Technician Jarred Nielsen treat one of the fire ant nests found in South Murwillumbah. By Sarah Waters Red imported fire ants have been found in South Murwillumbah after months of widespread concern the invasive species would cross the NSW/QLD border for the first time since they were discovered at a Brisbane port in 2001. The NSW Department of
Primary Industries (DPI) confirmed the detection of three red imported fire ant nests last Saturday. The fire ant infestation was detected on a vacant block, owned by Tweed Shire Council, in the new industrial estate at Quarry Road, South Murwillumbah. Within hours of the site being discovered, inspectors
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from the National Fire Ant Eradication Program and NSW DPI, were on the ground working to chemically eradicate the infestation. Detection dogs were used to determine the extent of the infestation and neighbouring properties were also searched. An emergency biosecurity order has been put in place by
the NSW DPI across a radius of five kilometres from the site in South Murwillumbah. All businesses and residents within that radius are restricted in how they can move potential fire ant carrier materials, including mulch, woodchips, compost, sand, gravel, soil, hay and other baled products. Tweed Shire Council Mayor
Chris Cherry said it was fortunate the infestation was on land owned by council, so eradication measures and follow-up controls could be carried out immediately. “We will do everything we can to control the pest,” Ms Cherry said. “Council’s pest management officers were also onsite assisting the as
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