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Residential landowner or tenant

Residents in Queensland can play their part in the fight against fire ants.

Treatment at home

Keep family, friends and pets safe by treating your yard for fire ants.

You can treat your yard for fire ants whether you’ve found them or not. If you live in a known fire ant area it is good practice to proactively treat your yard to prevent them moving in.

If you do find them, it is best to treat early. This will help stop the pest from building more nests and heavily infesting your property.

We are also encouraging Queenslanders in several suburbs to play their part in the fight against fire ants by joining our community treatment projects .

Orders for fire ant treatment kits are now closed
Orders for fire ant treatment kits are now closed

Register your interest to stay informed about treatment in your area.

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Treatment types and bait safety
Treatment types and bait safety

There are several types of fire ant treatment and these are considered safe for humans and most animals.

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Purchase and use fire ant bait
Purchase and use fire ant bait

Residents can treat fire ants on properties they own or manage.

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Fire ant compliance tool
Fire ant compliance tool

Learn about fire ant-safe practices, apply for or renew a biosecurity instrument permit and report a suspected illegal movement of materials all in one place.

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Materials that can carry fire ants
Materials that can carry fire ants

Detailed information about what you should do when producing, storing, or moving materials that can carry fire ants.

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Engage a pest manager
Engage a pest manager

Licensed pest managers can treat fire ants on public or private property.

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Property information form
Property information form

If your property is in our planned eradication treatment or surveillance area, it is important you alert us to any potential access issues or hazards.

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Planned fire ant activities
Planned fire ant activities

Critical fire ant eradication work is underway in parts of the Moreton Bay, Somerset, Lockyer Valley, Southern Downs, Scenic Rim and the Gold Coast.

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Business and industry

Business and industry in Queensland can treat properties they own or manage for fire ants.

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Schools, sports grounds and public spaces

Owners and managers of local and state government-owned facilities, schools and sports grounds can treat their properties for fire ants.

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Treatment by the program

We are focused on eradicating fire ants from Australia.

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