The Aporia · Urgent biosecurity review after site of fire ant nest only required checking every three years

Jessica McSweeney

24 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

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Nick O'Malley

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A nationwide review of biosecurity measures will target the imported red fire ant incursion in Sydney’s inner west after revelations the location of the nest was only required to be checked every three years. asserted

location → target → nest

A biosecurity control order is in place to limit the movement of high-risk goods after the established fire ant nest was discovered in Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre in September, and the public was notified two weeks ago. asserted

public → limit → September

A review by the inspector-general of biosecurity will examine the Sydney nest as a first case study in a broad assessment of biosecurity policies. asserted

review → examine → policies

In the past three years, more than 160 ant lures were deployed around the Enfield site and until September did not detect any fire ants. asserted

lures → deploy → ants

While some of the businesses at the logistics centre were considered higher risk and monitored more frequently, under current policies the location where the nest was discovered only required checking every three years. asserted

nest → consider → policies

Invasive Species Council advocacy director Reece Pianta said: “The current biosecurity arrangements clearly do not reflect biological reality and they need to be urgently changed.” asserted

they → say → reality

Pianta said he hoped the review would provide recommendations to strengthen the biosecurity system to prevent fire ants from establishing elsewhere in Australia. asserted

review → say → Australia

An interim report, to be made public by April, will examine the management of the biosecurity risk at sites such as Enfield, including surveillance arrangements, according to a document outlining the approach of the inspector-general’s review. uncertain

report → make → review

After the interim report is delivered, the broader review will look at other cases around the country to determine if the current approaches to risk management and information sharing are adequate to protect Australia’s biosecurity. asserted

approaches → deliver → biosecurity

The Sydney nest is thought to have been more than a year old when it was discovered, and the ants’ country of origin remains unknown. asserted

country → think → origin

As nests mature in six months, at which point queen ants can fly to other locations, this would have given the ants time to establish themselves in other locations. asserted

this → mature → locations

A control order now covers a two-kilometre radius around the Enfield nest site, which requires businesses that move soil, mulch, turf, potted plants and heavy equipment to take special precautions before transporting the items outside the controlled zone. asserted

that → cover → zone

More than 400 calls from members of the public have been made to the government’s fire ant hotline, but no further signs of the deadly pest have been confirmed. asserted

signs → make → pest

A team of 60 officers and nine sniffer dogs have combed nearby parks, streets and schools and found no further nests. asserted

team → comb → nests

The painful bite can kill pets and native wildlife and can be deadly for humans sensitive to insect bites. asserted

bite → kill → bites

The bite triggers a burning sensation for up to an hour and can create unsightly pustules on the skin. asserted

bite → trigger → skin

Urgent biosecurity review after site of fire ant nest only required checking every three years

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