Invasive ants: federal budget takes aim but will it be a lethal shot?
- Written by Lori Lach, Associate Professor, James Cook University
Argentine ants are a fact of life in many parts of Australia, but can still potentially be banished from Norfolk Island.Davefoc/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
Amid all the usual items we expect to see in the federal budget was one that raised eyebrows: A$28.8 million for three ant eradication programs.
Yet amid the inevitable media puns about the...
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