Solenopsis invicta(SOLEIN)
Distribution details in Australia (Western Australia)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 2019
First recorded in: 2019
First detected at the Fremantle Ports in November 2019. A two-year comprehensive eradication program was undertaken involving hand collection, lures, pitfall traps, and the use of specifically trained odour detection dogs from Queensland. The pest was declared eradicated in October 2023.
* Internet
- Government of Western Australia (2023-10-21) Western Australia declared free of invasive ant pest. https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook%20Labor%20Government/Western-Australia-declared-free-of-invasive-ant-pest-20231021
- Government of Western Australia (2023-10-21) Western Australia declared free of invasive ant pest. https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook%20Labor%20Government/Western-Australia-declared-free-of-invasive-ant-pest-20231021