Pest Control

A hidden environmental crisis lurks beneath the crystal clear waters of Australia's east coast as long-spined sea urchins wreak havoc on the coast. Now scientists are trialling a new solution.

A resurgence of rabbit populations following recent rainfall is driving experts to urge for increased control measures. 

The first survey for feral deer in Tasmania in five years reveals an unanticipated increase of nearly 20,000 to the population.

Authorities launch an independent review of Australia's national fire ant eradication program to evaluate the country's fight against one of the world’s most destructive pests.

Growers and scientists have teamed up in a bid to combat the rapidly increasing population of the voracious pest, which is devastating crops in WA's south-east.

PIRSA says there is a chance the deadly parasite remains in the state where it was detected for the first time earlier this month.

New restrictions in place on moving materials into five central Queensland sites to reduce the spread of the invasive species. 

Fire ant treatments have been suspended on organic farms, and alternatives sought, after baits containing genetically modified soybean oil and corn grit were found to have been unwittingly distributed.

A WA government department says the state’s new firearms laws are causing headaches for a program which responds to reports of injured and suffering animals on the roadside.

AI-enabled sentry hives will soon line the main route to Western Australia from South Australia, using cameras and 4G to detect varroa mite.

The University of Queensland has defended the "fundamental principles of freedom of speech" of researchers who pushed conspiracy theories and misinformation around fire ant treatments and vaccines.

South Australian beekeepers are already battling drought and low prices. The last thing they need is a bee-killing parasite, which has stayed out of the state so far.

As fire ants continue their relentless march across south-east Queensland, a biological control expert from the United States warns Australia's eradication plan is under threat.

Authorities use DNA testing and tracing to work out the origin of fire ants found more than 700 kilometres outside the biosecurity control zone meant to contain the invasive pest.

The discovery of a fire ant nest at Tweed Heads on the NSW far north coast has prompted a quick response from authorities.

Thousands of South Australia's trees and some crops will be threatened if a tiny beetle makes its way across the state border from WA.

There are growing concerns the polyphagous shot-hole borer will devastate Western Australia's native forests if it spreads outside Perth.

The WA government will stop trying to eradicate an invasive beetle called the polyphagous shot-hole borer and start managing it instead. Why is this pest so dangerous, and what can be done about it?

Authorities say eradicating the shot-hole borer pest, which has devastated Perth's tree canopy, is not feasible.

Milk squeezed from the glands of cane toads could be key to controlling the invasive pests in Australia, with the toxic liquid being used to bait underwater traps.