US EditionQueensland Allocates $24 Million to Combat Fire Ant Surge Following Cyclone Alfred
- The Queensland state government will allocate $24 million Australian dollars to combat the rising number of fire ant stings, which has led to 23 hospitalizations this month, according to ABC.
- Fire ants have spread significantly in Queensland, attacking livestock and people, prompting residents to seek help as efforts to eradicate them escalate, as observed by the Invasive Species Council.
- The funding will allow treatment across 212,000 hectares of the 650,000-hectare suppression zone and is expected to reduce nest numbers by up to 80 percent, according to government statements.
- The Invasive Species Council expressed that without additional federal funding, efforts to control the fire ant spread may not be sufficient, as reported by Reece Pianta.
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Spread of Australia’s red fire ant population has sent 23 people to hospital
The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to national broadcaster ABC.
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