NSW farmers demand more to be done to stop red fire ants

Описание: New South Wales farmers are demanding more to be done to stop the southward march of red fire ants.

The invasive species has jumped the Queensland border for the first time, sparking an emergency biosecurity response.

The detection in NSW triggers a $600 million eradication plan set aside by the federal government.

“It is frustrating that we’ve seen this outbreak,” NSW Farmers Far North Coast President Craig Huf told Sky News Australia.

“It does show that there’s cracks in the system and there’s a lot more that needs to be done.”