Tropical fire ants eradicated from Melville Island
UNVERIFIED·Primary source · Mongabay
Tropical fire ants (Solenopsis geminata) have been completely eradicated from Melville Island as of 2025.
The project involved 22 years of effort by the Tiwi Ranger team.
The success is considered one of the top three eradications of an invasive ant species globally.
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01 — What / Thesis
Tropical fire ants eradicated from Melville Island
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02 — Who / Subject
Tiwi Ranger team, CSIRO
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03 — Where / Locus
Melville Island, Australia
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04 — When / Temporality
2025
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