Council’s work on the eradication of the Yellow Crazy Ants has been a long process but this week they have begun more infestation treatments.
In the Whitsundays we have five small infestations in Shute Harbour, Mandalay, Woodwark, Funnel Bay and Hamilton Island. From 12 – 16 August council are working on the mainland ant infestations.
In the Whitsundays, the five combined infestations equal 51 hectares.
It is important to remove Yellow Crazy Ants because they are pests and impact our ecosystem.
Whitsunday Regional Council Manager Natural Resource Management and Climate Scott Hardy said Yellow Crazy Ants chase protein and will eat all the native ants, insects, frogs, lizards, birds and mammals.
“We are actually on the menu!,” he exclaimed.
“There have been reports of Yellow Crazy Ants swarming people lying in bed!”
“If the ants are left to their own device, they will also eat all of the fauna in an area, and then that can start impacting on other ecosystem processes, like pollinisation. So, it can actually start impacting the ability of plants to reproduce.
“There are also social and economic impacts as well, if Yellow Crazy Ants develop nests in the house, it impacts people's ability to sleep, has impacts on pets.
“It can also impact on people's ability to rent out their property and selling their homes.
“Then the larger picture is we are concerned that if the ants get out to the islands, that it may have an impact on tourism.”
Scott urges that if you find unusual looking ants on your property to contact Council.
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