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A man's arm with many blisters on it from fire ant bites

A man applies poison to a fire ant nest in a raised garden bed

A caucasian man with a large ginger beard

A Google Earth photo of the rural village Wardell.

a woman wearing glasses

A fire ant nest in Ipswich

Farmer learning against a fibreglass pool with 3m high cane surrounding them

"I think we've been caught by surprise that they've come this far south, so we'll be renewing calls to remain vigilant,"
he said.

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