Northern Rivers News
Fire ants inch south of Ballina
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They’re small in size, but among the Australia’s largest pest problems… now red fire ants are spreading further through New South Wales’ Far North Coast.
A new biosecurity zone has been set up around the incursion at Wardell – as the state’s peak farming body calls for increased support to eradicate the insects.
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