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Jack jumpers are a risk to human safety. But entomologist says their nests can be removed safely

Jack jumpers are a risk to human safety. But entomologist says their nests can be removed safely
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Calls for jack jumper ant allergy program to be expanded in Tasmania

One sting from a jack jumper ant lurking in Jennie Kun's garden could be deadly. She's just started a treatment program to train her body to stop being allergic, but says it needs to be made more accessible.

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Jack jumper ants send more people to hospital in Tasmania than in rest of Australia

Jack jumper ants send more people to hospital in Tasmania than in rest of Australia
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Four-year-old Marley Dowde was playing cricket in her northern Tasmanian backyard in January 2016 when she was stung twice in quick succession by a jack jumper ant.
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Tasmanians were hospitalised at the highest rate for ant, tick and caterpillar stings in 2017-18
Experts blame this on the prevalence of jack jumper ants, a highly aggressive species, in Tasmania
The Jack Jumper Allergy Program helps desensitise people to jack jumper venom

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