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They pose a threat to people and livestock. let's speak to phil mercer is sydney. how new, urgent and widespread as the threat?— as the threat? well as you say the ants were _ as the threat? well as you say the ants were first _ as the threat? well as you say the ants were first detected i as the threat? well as you say the ants were first detected in j the ants were first detected in queensland in 2001, it is thought they had been in australia undetected for years and experts say other countries who have been invaded by the imported fire ants have not been able to get rid of them. what i am...

Most invasive species, fire ants. the ants are thought to have entered the country in shipping containers from south america about two decades ago. they pose a threat to people and livestock. joining me now is professor helen roy who is an ecologist at the uk centre for ecology and hydrology. explain to our viewers, what they are and why they are so dangerous? thank you, so, fire ants are small insects and the red imported fire ant originates in south america and it is a species that has spread around the world in a variety of different ways but particularly can be found in soil which is impor...

Mulch and soil been transported around the place. but there is around the place. but there is a feeling among critics that the whole system has been a bit of a shambles, and australia has underestimated the threat of fire ants, they have also been detected in the united states, china and japan, in many ways it is a global problem, but this parliamentary enquiry has been investigating the impact of fire ants on the health of australians, agriculture and the environment. i agriculture and the environment. ., �* ., agriculture and the environment. ., ., environment. i don't want to ut environme...

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Cheerio to it. this gigantic ichthyosaur will soon go to its new home on public display at the bristol museum and art gallery. georgina rannard, bbc news, swindon. australia is suffering an infestation of fire ants, with a potentially devastating impact on the country's health and agriculture. the fire ants are originally from south america but are thought to have entered australia 20 years ago in shipping containers, and can kill people and livestock. phil mercer has the story. sniffer dogs are on the front line in australia's fight against a formidable invader. fire ants attack as a swarm. t...