More than 100 nests of potentially deadly fire ants have been discovered on Defence land in the Murray Darling river system.
The wood-boring beetle wreaking havoc on Perth’s grand Moreton Bay figs is just one of many invasive species keeping experts up at night.
Unseasonably warm and wet conditions in Victoria have led to an infestation of wasps that is wiping out some vineyards,beehives and orchards.
A Queensland camper has made a momentous scientific discovery after taking a closer look at what looked like white,hairy faeces.
A national outbreak of the pest from its Queensland stronghold would sting the economy – and that’s without even considering the health costs.
We put the natural world under a microscope,from rogue waves and zombie fungus to colliding atoms and meteors.
Flies get one over their ark rivals.
Helen Scott-Orr,a former federal inspector-general of biosecurity,warns the threat posed by the invasive pest goes far beyond agriculture.
But no apple for these teachers.
Youngblood Priest delivers the last rites.
They’re in people’s clothes,covering train stations and even at the airport to greet Swifties – but the insect invasion won’t last.