Check out your backyard and keep Tweed fire ant-free

Tweed Shire Council

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Photo 1: Fire ant various sizes

Caption: Fire ants are dark reddish-brown with a darker black-brown abdomen and are between 2 – 6 mm long. Residents and businesses are urged to check their properties for any evidence of fire ants.

Photo 2: Fire ant postcard

Caption: A comprehensive awareness campaign is underway to alert residents and businesses to be on alert for fire ants after they were discovered at Mermaid Waters on the Gold Coast.

Photo 3: Fire ants – Murwillumbah Depot

Caption: NSW DPI Invasive Invertebrates Program Lead Ian Turnbull meets with Tweed Shire Council’s Pest Management Supervisor Brian Falkner at the Murwillumbah Depot ahead of a briefing with field staff.

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