Great job on doing this sort of work Greg! Never enough of pointing out the threats our vulnerable eco system is facing every day. I work in the nursery industry and we pay a lot of attention on plant and soil material being moved around the country. Luckily down here in VIC we still haven’t had any of these popping up, but unfortunately I think it’s not going to take much longer for them to spread down here. Keep up the good work 🏆
Hi Greg how are you yeah this is real distressing and a lot of people don't realise the cause and damage.. at Oxenford numerous parks are infected from Studio Village the front of Movie World and further north,and Carrara Lakelands it needs to be a more refined program verification and eradication out the front of Movie World they Parked cars for the boat show on fields with I counted 8-9 nesting sites and mowed around. they were treated but. I saw one that was still alive numerous cars parked all over the grassland.. now they just spread further ..I reported some at Oxenford.before xmas later they showed up2 days latter.. after the rain the nest was gone the nests have multiple queens.. I feel sorry for the person's dog that will die from a multiple bites stings..i heard a mates friend had anaphylactic shock at emergency, from multiple stings.. I tested the sting on my thumb..yea 9 to 10 ,,out 10 on pain , like a stronger green ant pus a wasp combined..and leaves a welt for 2-4 days.the reporting hotline is clunky..and as if the oldies are going to log it in.. 26:19
Great job on doing this sort of work Greg!
Never enough of pointing out the threats our vulnerable eco system is facing every day.
I work in the nursery industry and we pay a lot of attention on plant and soil material being moved around the country.
Luckily down here in VIC we still haven’t had any of these popping up, but unfortunately I think it’s not going to take much longer for them to spread down here.
Keep up the good work 🏆
Thanks for watching and the comment. Yes I thought it was an important subject to raise awareness. :)
Hi Greg, thanks for highlighting this, I fear it may be too late, if you can easily find many nests, there's probably many, many more undetected ! 😪😮
Thanks for watching. Yes they have now certainly got a spread happening now that's for sure.
Just add it to the all ready long list of things that can attack you in Australia. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching.
Hi Greg how are you yeah this is real distressing and a lot of people don't realise the cause and damage.. at Oxenford numerous parks are infected from Studio Village the front of Movie World and further north,and Carrara Lakelands it needs to be a more refined program verification and eradication out the front of Movie World they Parked cars for the boat show on fields with I counted 8-9 nesting sites and mowed around. they were treated but. I saw one that was still alive numerous cars parked all over the grassland.. now they just spread further ..I reported some at Oxenford.before xmas later they showed up2 days latter.. after the rain the nest was gone the nests have multiple queens.. I feel sorry for the person's dog that will die from a multiple bites stings..i heard a mates friend had anaphylactic shock at emergency, from multiple stings.. I tested the sting on my thumb..yea 9 to 10 ,,out 10 on pain , like a stronger green ant pus a wasp combined..and leaves a welt for 2-4 days.the reporting hotline is clunky..and as if the oldies are going to log it in.. 26:19
Thanks for sharing. Yes these are a real threat to our care free outdoor lifestyle.
Molten aluminium turns them into funky sculptures.
Scary stuff! Hope authorities get on top of this ASAP.
Yes, lets hope things improve :)
What can the public use to put on the nest to kill the ants?
Diatomaceous earth, Kills all ants over time.
Check Bunnings or local hardware store. Few different options depending on infestation.
I live on the Island of Guam and our fire ants came from Australia, most experts agree. So thanks for nothing.
Fire ants arent native to Australia. So your experts arent really experts.
Thanks for watching. Authorities think our original arrivals come from America so yes as mentioned in the video they travel.
@@ElectricCarAustralia Yes they do indeed.
Wow , horrible and sadly a lack of action.
Thanks for watching and the comment.
I guess no self respecting australian youtuber can allow himself to not make a video about australian wildlife...
Lol, yes including the Kookaburra's calling in the background.