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I’ve worked out why Aussies are laid-back, and I didn’t even have to leave the house
Wasps, slugs, redbacks, possums, snakes … Australians encounter them before we even venture outdoors.
- by Jo Stubbings
‘Massive surveillance failure’: Fire ant infestation sparks fear of undetected spread
More than 100 nests of potentially deadly fire ants have been discovered on Defence land in the Murray Darling river system.
- by Mike Foley
Rock snot to spiky crawling fish: Pests threatening to reshape Australia
The wood-boring beetle wreaking havoc on Perth’s grand Moreton Bay figs is just one of many invasive species keeping experts up at night.
- by Nick O'Malley
‘Just diabolical’: European wasp plague devastates crops
Unseasonably warm and wet conditions in Victoria have led to an infestation of wasps that is wiping out some vineyards, beehives and orchards.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Hairy poo’ unmasked as nation’s newest creepy-crawly
A Queensland camper has made a momentous scientific discovery after taking a closer look at what looked like white, hairy faeces.
- by Tracey Ferrier
A missed chance to eradicate fire ants could cost Australia $38 billion
A national outbreak of the pest from its Queensland stronghold would sting the economy – and that’s without even considering the health costs.
- by Mike Foley
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Fire ant threat requires whole-of-government response, inquiry hears
Helen Scott-Orr, a former federal inspector-general of biosecurity, warns the threat posed by the invasive pest goes far beyond agriculture.
- by Mike Foley
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