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Reports of ‘rafting’ fire ants prompt border crackdown

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Alarming reports of fire ants "rafting" through floodwaters have prompted a border crackdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the global super pest.

NSW has put in place a one-month ban on the movement of hay from fire ant-affected areas in southeast Queensland in the fallout from tropical cyclone Alfred.

But experts say the measures are a band-aid fix, calling for more action to eradicate th...


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