Solenopsis invicta(SOLEIN)
Distribution details in Australia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2001
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2021-08)
From CABI Pest map 745 (2010): Present, no details
First recorded in: 2001
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2021-08)
From CABI Pest map 745 (2010): Present, no details
First found in Brisbane in February 2001, but may have been present for ten years. Under eradication.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports
– Australia (2021-08-03). Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) in Queensland, Australia. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/australia/pestreports/2010/02/red-imported-fire-ant-rifa-in-queensland-australia/
– Australia (2017-05-01). Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) in Queensland, Australia. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2010/02/red-imported-fire-ant-rifa-in-queensland-australia/
– Australia (2021-08-03). Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) in Queensland, Australia. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/australia/pestreports/2010/02/red-imported-fire-ant-rifa-in-queensland-australia/
– Australia (2017-05-01). Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) in Queensland, Australia. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2010/02/red-imported-fire-ant-rifa-in-queensland-australia/