Скачать или смотреть Eradicating African big-headed ants from Bushy Island

The team at Reef Catchments, along with Queensland Parks And Wildlife Service, CSIRO and volunteers have been busy working to eradicate African big-headed ants (𝘗𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘢) from Bushy Island.

These ants are one of the worst 100 invasive species in the world, given their ability to form super colonies and outcompete other insects, thereby disturbing food webs. A major potential impact from these ants is the rapid population increase of scale insects, which can stress and eventually kill trees.

Make sure you are not contributing to the spread of these and other island pests! These ants can easily be transported to islands by visitors - in camping gear, on shoes and in your food, forming new colonies and costing big money to eradicate. Colonies of African big-headed ants have recently been found in Mackay!

Watch the video to find out more about the African big-headed ant and what you can do to stop the spread.

The Coastal Priorities project is funded through the Australian Government's Reef Trust.