Fire ant infested hay found outside biosecurity zone

Updated December 16 2019 - 10:18pm, first published December 12 2019 - 11:00am
A National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program officer and detection dog Diesel check hay for fire ants.
A National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program officer and detection dog Diesel check hay for fire ants.

Producers are being urged to be on their guard for fire ants in hay or feed sourced from South East Queensland after a truck carrying infested bales was intercepted hundreds of kilometres outside fire ant biosecurity zones.

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