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Fire ant biosecurity zones

Queensland’s fire ant biosecurity zones will be adjusted to align with the Interstate Plant Quarantine (IPQ) zones. We will review the fire ant biosecurity zones monthly and update them according to new fire ant detections.

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Eradication treatment is underway!

Help us treat your property. Enter your address in our interactive planned fire ant activities map to find out what’s happening in your area.

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Weather impacting public reports

Recent wet weather is impacting our target response times for public reports of fire ants. Please continue to report and we will respond as soon as possible.

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