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Yellow crazy ants attacking a native green ant; Yellow crazy ants invade Northern Australia.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 28-FEB-03
Format: Online - approximately 737 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 February 2003-CSIRO: Yellow crazy ants attacking a native green ant; Yellow crazy ants invade Northern Australia(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:02282003

Northern Australia has been invaded by one of the world's worst species of ant, which could affect human health and damage the environment, agriculture, and the economy.

"This little Yellow Crazy ant will destroy our culture, our land, our life," says Balupalu Yunupingu, Dhimurru senior ranger, north-east Arnhem Land.

The Yellow Crazy ant is recognised by the Global Invasive Species Programme as one of the world's worst invaders, and represents a major environmental and economic threat to northern Australia.

CSIRO research fellow, Dr Ben Hoffmann, says Yellow...

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